Westerbork in Holland was a holding camp for Jews before they were transferred to a permanent concentration camp like Auscswitz or Bergen-Belsen.
Westerbork concentration camp was in operation from October 1942 to April 1945, making it around two and a half years. It was initially set up by the Dutch government as a transit camp for Jews before they were deported to extermination camps in Eastern Europe during the Holocaust.
The population of Westerbork - village - is 4,710.
A few. Almost no people died in westerbork. Westerbork was not a concentration kamp. Just a "meeting" point.
Westerbork was a camp where Jews were sent. Those Jews where then transported to concentration camps to kill them.
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Westerbork sent them to concentration camps like Auschwitz there they were killed. <><><> Westerbork- the camp when Anne Frank was sent- was a transit camp. People from that camp were transported to other camps, where they were killed, usually by poison gas. Link at the bottom of this page to an article on Westerbork-
The Franks were tasked with living and working in the Westerbork transit camp during World War II, where they were held along with other Jewish people before being deported to concentration camps by the Nazis. Anne Frank, her family, and other prisoners were subjected to harsh conditions and forced labor while in Westerbork.
They were sent to Westerbork in August of 1944, and were there about three weeks.
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Maybe 100. Only the ones that where not obeying the rules. Westerbork was a transit camp. Not a concentration camp.
The distance between Westerbork transit camp and Auschwitz concentration camp is 1,099 Kilometers or 683 Miles.
In Westerbork transit camp, Anne Frank and her family were mostly provided with basic rations such as bread, potatoes, and soup. The food was often inadequate and poor quality due to the difficult conditions in the camp.