Bergen-belsen

When was the camp Opened?

• Bergen-Belsen was established on April 15,1940
• It was made by German Military Authorities
• Until 1943, It was a Prisoner Of War (POW) camp

Where was it located?

• It was located south of the towns of Bergen and Belsen
• Located in Northern Germany
• Located 11 miles north of Celle, Germany

How many Prisoners?

• There was about 120,000 prisoners
• It was only supposed to hold 10,000 prisoners
• Mainly created to hold Jewish prisoners 
• Two out of the eight sections were for girls

How many people died?

• 95,000 people died 
• Over 60,000 people died of just Incineration 
• Among the people that died, Anne Frank was the most famous 

What work did they do?

• They mostly didn't do work
•  Waited to be transferred to other labor camps. 
• From 1944-45, camp was an evacuation camp

How did they die?

• The most common type was the incinerator.
• common types of death: starvation and diseases
• Anne Frank died of Typhus

How did they dispose the bodies?

• They dug big holes and bulldozed the bodies into the holes.
• Only about 10,000 bodies were unburied.

Who were the leaderS?

• Adolf Haas was the leader in 1943
• In 1944, Josef Kramer replaced him
• Josef Kramer was nicknamed "The Beast"
• Josef Kramer was Hung after the war

What happened after liberation?

• Bergen-Belsen was Liberated in 1945
• Over 18,000 people died after liberation.
• Burned down Barracks for safety precaution 
• Only a Graveyard is left of Bergen-Belsen
• The Nazi's burned as many files as they could