Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial

This review is about the memorial site at the former concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen, which is situated in Loheide in the Lower Saxony region of Germany. Loheide is approximately a 5-10 minute drive from the centre of Bergen, which itself is in Luneburg Heath, and is about 60 Km north east of Hannover. Before I can actually give a fair review of the camp itself, I feel honour bound to give you a little of the history of this camp as not everyone knows about its existence. History ~~~~~ The history books tell us much about Adolf Hitler's rise to power and his maniacal system of ensuring ... more

This is probably the most difficult review I've written, not for the content, but the fact that my mind keeps switching between "yes, people would like to read about this awful place" and "no, this is not something that should be broadcast over the web" I recently had to work in Germany, the place I had to work was located just south of Hamburg, when I booked my hotel, I noticed on their web site mention of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. From my dim & distant past, there were always 2 names that stuck out, Auschwitz and Belsen - horrible appalling places, so I guess out of curiosity, I ... more

REVIEW INDEX Camp Overview Camp Facilities (Today) Camp Timeline My Visit and views CAMP OVERVIEW Bergen Belsen is in lower saxony, near to the town of Celle, and about 60 Km from Hannover (Nearest Airport) During the second world war, Bergen Belsen was a concentration camp for Jew\'s, Political Prisoners, and Religeous people of differing beliefs to the Nazi Party (Jehovahs Witnesses) Overall, Bergen-Belsen claimed the lives of about 50.000 prisoners of the concentration camp, and 20.000 prisoners of war. CAMP FACILITIES (TODAY) The site has basic ablutions and is accesable to those with ... more