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National Memorial Fort Breendonk

National Memorial Fort Breendonk

by | Jun 11, 2018

History In the context of the German unification in 1870 and the outbreak of the French-German war of 1870-1871, there was a growing realization in Belgium that threats might not merely stem from the French, but also from the German side. In 1906, the law titled ‘plan...
Herrinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork

Herrinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork

by | Feb 21, 2018

While Camp Westerbork is mainly known for the period between 1942 and 1945, it was initially built in the summer of 1939 to house Jewish refugees coming from Germany. The acceptance of Jewish refugees into the Netherlands, however, was initially certainly not the...
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