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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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"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

It was published after her death at Bergen Belsen camp aged 15.

From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2023

He also spent time in the subcamp of Mittelbau-Dora, as well as the infamous Bergen Belsen and Peenemünde camps.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2022

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

From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2022

The medical students, average age 21, were volunteers, recruited initially to help care for starving Dutch children but who found, just before they were due to travel, their destination had been changed to Belsen.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2020

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