Herzogenbusch concentration camp

Herzogenbusch (Dutch: Kamp Vught) was a Nazi concentration camp located in Vught near the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The camp opened in 1943 and held 31,000 prisoners. 749 prisoners died in the camp, and the other prisoners were deported to other camps. This was shortly before Herzogenbusch was liberated by Allied forces in 1944. After World War II, the camp was used as a prison for the Germans and their Dutch collaborators.

Herzogenbusch was named Kamp Vught in Dutch, and Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch in German. The camp was located in Vught, Netherlands and was built in 1942 by Nazi Germany and operated by the SS and operated from January 1943 until liberation by the allied on 29 October 1944. The commandants of the camp were Karl Chmielewski who was commandant from 5 January to October 1943, Adam Grünewald from October 1943 to January 1944, and Hans Hüttig from January to September 1944. Inmates of the camp were Jews, Gypsies polticial prisoners. 749 inmates were killed in the camp.

The camp was liberated by the 51st Highland Division. Notable inmates of the camp were Anton Constandse, Helga Deen, and David Koker.

Category:Nazi concentration camps
Category:'s-Hertogenbosch