Den Haag (memorial)
Historical background In the Netherlands, there is a clear distinction between the “Roma” who arrived from Hungary in 1868, and…
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Hooghalen – Westerbork (memorial)
Historical background See: Hooghalen – Westerbork (camp) Description of commemoration In KL Westerbork there are two commemorations of…
Hooghaalen – Westerbork (camp) The Netherlands
Historical background The Westerbork camp, located near the Dutch city of Assen, started its operation in 1939. It was intended…
Agde (memorial)
Historical background In the city of Agde (Hérault department) there was a refugee camp, which was opened in February 1939…
Saint-Sixte (memorial)
Historical background On June 23, 1944, in the meadow down the hill from the church in Saint-Sixte in the department…
Arc-et-Senans (plaque)
Historical background The 18th-century Royal Saltworks in Arc-et-Senans in the Doubs department, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since…
La Morellerie (memorial)
Historical background On the La Morellerie farm, located between Avrillé-les-Ponceaux and Continvoir (Indre-et-Loire District), there was a detention camp for…
Mérignac (memorial)
Historical background Beaudésert, a small internment camp in the Mérignac commune, was opened in 1939 and existed until August 1944.…
Moisdon-la-Rivière (camp)
Historical background Moisdon-la-Rivière is a fortified craft settlement including a mill and a forge. In 1939, 45 Gypsies (Romanichel) from…
Rivesaltes (memorial)
Historical background The stele that commemorates the Jews deported from the Rivesaltes camp to Auschwitz was erected in 1994. Another…
Rivesaltes (camp)
Historical background On November 12, 1938 the French state announced an administrative law on the detention of “undesirable foreigners”, which…