Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Vught Deported Political Prisoners Memorial (1943 - 1944)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2024
1. Vught Deported Political Prisoners Memorial Marker
Ter herinnering aan de politieke gevangenen welke tijdens de nazi- bezetting geinterneerd werden in het K.L.H. te Vught en via dit station werden overgebracht naar de concentratiekampen in Duitsland
En souvenir des prisonniers politiques qui sous l'occupation nazie furent internés au K.L.H. a Vught et par cette gare transferés dans les camps de concentration en Allemagne
In memory of the political prisoners who were interned in the K.L.H. (Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch = “Concentration Camp Herzogenbusch”) Vught during the Nazi occupation and were transferred via this station to the concentration camps in Germany.
Erected by Belgische Nationale Vriendenkring.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II.
Location. 51° 39.329′ N, 5° 17.541′ E. Memorial is in Vught, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant). It is on Stationsstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Stationsstraat 30, Vught, Noord-Brabant 5261 VB, Netherlands.
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vught Deported Jews Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vught Dutch East Indies Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); De Petrus (approx. half a kilometer away); Waterput / Water Well (approx. half a kilometer away).
Also see . . .
1. Herzogenbusch concentration camp (Wikipedia).
Overview: Herzogenbusch (Dutch: Kamp Vught) was a Nazi concentration camp located in Vught near the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The camp was opened in 1943 and held 31,000 prisoners. 749 prisoners died in the camp, and the others were transferred to other camps shortly before Herzogenbusch was liberated by the Allied Forces in 1944. After the war, the camp was used as a prison for Germans and for Dutch collaborators. Today there is a visitors' center which(Submitted on July 26, 2024.)includes exhibitions and a memorial remembering the camp and its victims.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 20242. Vught Deported Political Prisoners Memorial - wide view
2. Herzogenbusch Main Camp (Vught) (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Excerpt: … people imprisoned for purely political reasons made up only a minority. About 1,350 male prisoners came from abroad, mostly from Belgium and, to a lesser extent, from France…(Submitted on July 26, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2024
3. Vught Rail Station and Deported Political Prisoners Memorial
The memorial is behind the green mini-hedge in the foreground.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
