In the criminal camp in Vught, 7000 Dutch collaborators and traitors are imprisoned. Soldiers of the Dutch Stoottroopers are in charge of the guard, especially of the 300 Dutch SS men. Under the leadership of the camp commander, Major L. Mennes, and his helpers, these prisoners are used to purify the surroundings of Vught from land mines. They are dressed in the blue-white striped prison packets of the former Dutch captured by the Germans. The prisoners receive the minimum civilian ration, which has also been reduced, because all the delicacies have been removed. Pending their final trial, the
In the criminal camp in Vught, 7000 Dutch collaborators and traitors are imprisoned. Soldiers of the Dutch Stoottroopers are in charge of the guard, especially of the 300 Dutch SS men. Under the leadership of the camp commander, Major L. Mennes, and his helpers, these prisoners are used to purify the surroundings of Vught from land mines. They are dressed in the blue-white striped prison packets of the former Dutch captured by the Germans. The prisoners receive the minimum civilian ration, which has also been reduced, because all the delicacies have been removed. Pending their final trial, they spend the days here under a strict regime. When the prisoners are not at work, they are trapped behind bars Date: June 1945 Location: Noord-Brabant, Vught Keywords: collaborators, prisoners, internment camps, Second World War
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