Westerbork transit camp
Camp Westerbork (Dutch: Kamp Westerbork, German: Durchgangslager Westerbork, Drents: Börker Kamp; Kamp Westerbörk ), also known as Westerbork transit camp, was a Nazi transit camp in the province of Drenthe in the Northeastern Netherlands, during World War II. It was located in the municipality of Westerbork, current-day Midden-Drenthe. Camp Westerbork was used as a staging location for sending Jews to concentration camps elsewhere.
| Westerbork | |
|---|---|
| Transit camp | |
Barracks at Westerbork after liberation | |
Location of Westerbork within Netherlands | |
| Coordinates | 52°55′3″N 6°36′26″E |
| Other names | Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Westerbork, Judendurchgangslager Westerbork |
| Location | Westerbork, Netherlands |
| Operated by | SS |
| Original use | Refugee camp |
| Operational | 1939 – 1940 (as a refugee camp) 1 July 1942 – 12 April 1945 (as a transit camp) |
| Inmates | Jews |
| Number of inmates | |
| Liberated by | Canadian 2nd Infantry Division |
| Notable inmates | Anne Frank, Dora Gerson, Etty Hillesum, Philip Slier, Edith Stein, Selma Wijnberg-Engel, Max Ehrlich, Wilhelm Mautner, Ellen Burka, Walter Süskind, Settela Steinbach, Maurice Frankenhuis |
| Notable books | The Night of the Girondins |
| Website | www |
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