1 Oct 1914
Belgium
Belgium
- German forces began to attack Fort Breendonk in Belgium. ww2dbase [Fort Breendonk | Breendonk | CPC]
20 Sep 1940
Belgium
Belgium
- The first group of prisoners arrived at Fort Breendonk in Belgium. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Fort Breendonk | Breendonk | CPC]
13 Jun 1941
Photo(s) dated 13 Jun 1941
Photo(s) dated 13 Jun 1941
4 Sep 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- German SS guards evacuated Fort Breendonk in Belgium. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Fort Breendonk | Breendonk | CPC]
10 Oct 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- Belgian collaborators being held in Fort Breendonk were transferred to the Dossin Barracks in Mechelen, Belgium. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Fort Breendonk | Breendonk | CPC]
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