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Herzogenbusch (also known as Vught) was one of the principal concentration camps in the occupied Netherlands during World War II. The Herzogenbusch camp was established on January 5, 1943, in Vught, near 's-Hertogenbosch in the province of North Brabant. The official German title of the camp was Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch, but it was commonly referred to as Vught. The Herzogenbusch camp inmates included political prisoners, Jews, hostages, and students opposed to the German occupation. Karl Chmielewski was the Herzogenbusch camp commandant until October 1943, when SS-Sturmbannführer Adam Grünewald took over the position. Grünewald was soon replaced by SS-Hauptsturmführer Hans Hüttig in January 1944. Beginning in May 1943, mass deportations of prisoners from Herzogenbusch to Auschwitz and Sobibór via Westerbork took place. Approximately 285 inmates died in the Herzogenbusch camp throughout its existence. The Herzogenbusch camp was closed in early September 1944. (en-US)

Fonte

Jong, L. de (Louis). Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. 14 vols .'s-Gravenhage, Staatsdrukkerij- en Uitgeverijbedrijf, 1969-1991. pg. 606-624, 634.

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• Brabante Settentrionale (Paesi Bassi : Province)