Bedeau camp
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Background
Bedeau camp was an internment camp established by Vichy France in April 1941 to hold North African Jewish conscripts that were removed from regular combat units and assigned to work units where they were subjected to forced labour. The camp was situated in the remote commune of Bedeau (today Ras El Ma) in French Algeria. On arrival, internees were made to hand over their uniforms in exchange for ones that were dyed black, for which they earned the nickname les corbeaux (the crows). Internees were forced to unload munitions and complete tasks such as harvesting esparto grass and breaking rubble. After March 1942, the camp was placed under civilian authority.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1941
Closed 1943
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1941
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Data completeness
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Sources
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- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
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