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Belsen

American  
[bel-zuhn] / ˈbɛl zən /

noun

  1. locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.


Belsen British  
/ ˈbɛlsən, ˈbɛlzən /

noun

  1. a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)

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On Sunday, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belsen, more than a thousand survivors and families will attending commemoration events at the camp.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2025

"Three weeks after Varsity, Belsen concentration camp was liberated. Two weeks after, Hitler killed himself, and a week after that Germany capitulated – it's probably hardly talked about because events overtook themselves."

From BBC Mar. 15, 2025

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at age 15.

From Reuters Jan. 31, 2022

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at the age of 15.

From Reuters Jan. 23, 2022

A week later, the students' month at Belsen was over and they were sent back to their medical schools.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2020

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