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'''Bergen-Belsen''' was a Nazi concentration camp near Hanover, in northern Germany, and part of the [[Holocaust]] run by the dreaded Nazi [[SS]]. It was set up in 1943 on [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s orders with the designated purpose of holding Jews who were to be (temporarily) exempted from deportation to the extermination camps in the east so that they could be exchanged for German civilians held abroad.<ref> Richard Breitman, "Himmler and Bergen-Belsen."  ''Journal of Holocaust Education'' 1996 5(2-3): 72-84. Issn: 1359-1371 </ref> Between 1943 and 1945 it changed from being a detention camp to a concentration camp where people were sent to die. The [[SS]] operated the camp, dividing it into Camp I for Soviet POWs, but later encompassed a Frauenlager for women and children. Camp II, or the Star Camp, was for Jews. The conditions were among the worst of any of the concentration camps. Before liberation on  

'''Bergen-Belsen''' was a Nazi concentration camp near Hanover, in northern Germany, and part of the [[Holocaust]] run by the dreaded Nazi [[SS]]. It was set up in 1943 on [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s orders with the designated purpose of holding Jews who were to be (temporarily) exempted from deportation to the extermination camps in the east so that they could be exchanged for German civilians held abroad.<ref> Richard Breitman, "Himmler and Bergen-Belsen."  ''Journal of Holocaust Education'' 1996 5(2-3): 72-84. Issn: 1359-1371 </ref> Between 1943 and 1945 it changed from being a detention camp to a concentration camp where people were sent to die. The [[SS]] operated the camp, dividing it into Camp I which held Soviet POWs, but later also included a ''Frauenlager'' for women and children. Camp II, or the Star Camp, was for Jews. The conditions were among the worst of any of the concentration camps. Before liberation on  

April 15, 1945, this site had deteriorated to the point that inmates transferred from Auschwitz were shocked by the camp's poor conditions.

April 15, 1945, this site had deteriorated to the point that inmates transferred from Auschwitz were shocked by the camp's poor conditions.