Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Vught Deported Jews Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2024
1. Vught Deported Jews Memorial Marker
zijn in 1943-‘44
14000 meest joodse
mannen en vrouwen
met 1800 kinderen
weggevoerd
naar vernietigingskampen.
From this location in 1944-1945
14,000 mostly Jewish men and women, along with 1,800 children, were deported to extermination camps.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 51° 39.334′ N, 5° 17.524′ E. Memorial is in Vught, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant). It can be reached from Stationsstraat. The marker is on the track-side of the station. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Stationsstraat 30, Vught, Noord-Brabant 5261 VB, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
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
this page online
Also see . . . Deportation of Dutch Jews - July 15, 1942 (US Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Excerpt: German authorities begin the deportation of Dutch Jews from the Westerbork, Amersfoort, and Vught camps in the Netherlands to killing centers and concentration camps in Germany and German-occupied Poland. By September 3, 1944, around 100 trains have carried more than 100,000 people to Auschwitz, Sobibor, Theresienstadt, and Bergen-Belsen, including about 60,000 Jews to Auschwitz and about 34,000 Jews to Sobibor.(Submitted on July 30, 2024.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2024
2. Vught Deported Jews Memorial - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2024
3. Vught Deported Jews Memorial - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
