Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
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How to send mail, money, and visit Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
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Background
Bergen-Belsen (pronounced [ËbÉÊÉ¡nÌ©ËbÉlsnÌ©]), or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Initially this was an "exchange camp", where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas. The camp was later expanded to hold Jews from other concentration camps. After 1945, the name was applied to the displaced persons camp established nearby, but it is most commonly associated with the concentration camp.
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Facility profile
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SS-TotenkopfverbändePopulation held
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Death-row facility
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Marianne Franken1884–1945 · painterMarianne Franken (11 March 1884 â 4 April 1945) was a Dutch painter.
- Adam Piasecki1873–1945 · pastry chef
- Thierry de Briey1895–1945 · equestrian
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 â 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian.
- Tadeusz Åmigielski1920–1973
Marian Pankowski1919–2011 · journalistMarian Pankowski (9 November 1919 â 3 April 2011) was a Polish writer, poet, literary critic and translator. Pankowski was born in Sanok.
- Moshe Kraus1924–2023 · hazzan
Salomon Meijer Kannewasser1916–1945 · singer
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Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Bielsk Podlaski concentration campConcentration camp
Data completeness
32%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- EHRI Authority Record
- Wikidata entity
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- EHRI Authority List of Camps and Ghettos / USHMM Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos — European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
- Wikidata (Q7332)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp
"Bergen-Belsen concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp.
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