It was a concentration camp from March 1933 till April 1945.
It was originally a prisoner-of-war camp.
Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia, served as a military training camp during the Spanish-American War and later during World War I. It was primarily used for the training and mobilization of troops before deployment. The camp also functioned as a medical facility, providing care for soldiers. After the wars, the site was repurposed for various uses, including as a public park.
The camp closest to the Franks in Holland is the Westerbork transit camp. Located in the province of Drenthe, Westerbork was used during World War II to detain Jews before they were deported to extermination camps. The Franks were taken to Westerbork before ultimately being sent to Auschwitz.
Yes, Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp during World War II. It was located in northern Germany and was initially used as a prisoner-of-war camp before being transformed into a concentration camp. Bergen-Belsen is infamous for its horrific conditions and large number of deaths, with estimates ranging from 50,000 to over 70,000 prisoners who perished there.
Anne Frank was dead before the British liberated the camp...
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after the war they were put in 'displaced persons' camps', before the war, those that were released could go home.
Andersonville, Georgia, was the most overcrowded and harsh military prison camp during the Civil War. It was officially named Camp Sumter but this name is rarely used. Conditions were so harsh that after the war, Union soldiers tried and executed the commander of the camp (Henry Wirz) for war crimes. At least 12,913 Union soldiers died in the camp, of about 45,000 who were sent there.
Lom prisoner of war camp was created in 1940.
Featherston prisoner of war camp happened in 1943.
No --- I believe you're thinking of Manzanar. Manzanar was an internment camp used for the Japanese during WWII.
The most infamous were those used by Nazi Germany during World War II in the 1940s.