CONCENTRATION CAMP BREENDONK - A DIFFERENT VIEW скачать в хорошем качестве

CONCENTRATION CAMP BREENDONK - A DIFFERENT VIEW

Photography and production: Dirk Verstocken (Art Promotions) The fort of Breendonk is perhaps the only camp which remains totally intact because at first Breendonk was a military fort and the buildings are built using concrete. This video will give you an impression on how time has been standing stil in Breendonk. For the German occupation administration, Breendonk was a "waiting" camp (Auffangslager) designed to receive Jews and political prisoners before their transfer to Germany. The first prisoners arrived on September 20th, 1940. In the beginning, the conditions of life were very difficult but still tolerable. But after the German troops invaded Russia (June 1941), the German SS guards were reinforced by Belgian SS’s and the regime became quickly inhuman. The lack of food became so severe that several prisoners tried to eat grass. Executions by hanging or shooting were common.