Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, located in Lower Saxony, northwest of Hanover...world history and facts
Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, located in Lower Saxony, northwest of Hanover...world history and facts It was established in 1940 as a prisoner-of-war camp, but it became a concentration camp in 1943, and in the following years, it became a place of mass suffering, death, and horror. Tens of thousands of prisoners were brought to Bergen-Belsen from other camps, and many died from starvation, disease, and brutal mistreatment. Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British army on April 15, 1945, but by then, thousands of prisoners had already died. Bergen-Belsen was infamous for its terrible conditions, including overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and rampant disease. The prisoners were subjected to hard labor, starvation rations, and cruel punishments. The camp was also used as a transit point for Jewish prisoners who were being transferred to extermination camps in the east. The conditions in Bergen-Belsen were so bad that even the SS guards and medical s...