Pithiviers internment camp

Background

Pithiviers internment camp [pi.ti.vje] was a concentration camp in Vichy France, located 37 kilometres north-east of Orléans, closely associated with Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp in deporting foreign-born and some French-born Jews between 1941 and 1943, during World War II. Originally intended for German POWs, Pithiviers initially housed refugees and later French POWs. On 14 May 1941, foreign-born Jews (mostly Polish expatriates living in the Paris Prefecture) were arrested and interned there during the Green Ticket round-up, and in July 1942, during the Vélodrome d'Hiver round-up. Most of the inmates were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were murdered. Prisoners engaged in forced labor inside and outside the camp, with some being paid. The camp had an infirmary, staffed by Jewish inmates, maintaining basic healthcare.

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World Prisons. (2026). Pithiviers internment camp. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pithiviers-internment-camp

"Pithiviers internment camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pithiviers-internment-camp.

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Pithiviers internment camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pithiviers-internment-camp},
  urldate = {2026-07-21}
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