Kayle+Smith

__** Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp **__  Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp that was never used as a death camp, but the inmates were still mistreated severly. It was built in 1940 and located between two famous German cities, Bergen and Belsen. There were eight different satellite camps in Bergen-Belsen and each served a different purpose. Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was only designed to hold 10,000 inmates, but by the time is closed, there were over 60,000 inmates. The most common cause of death in this concentration camp was from starvation and disease due to the poor living conditions and over crowding of people. **__What year did Bergen-Belsen concentration camp open? What year did it close?__

__What day did Patrick Walker reach Bergen-Belsen concentration camp? What day of liberation was it? What did the recording of Patrick Walker become part of?__** -To answer these questions, please [|click here] and watch the short video at the top of the page.

Anne Frank, one of the most famous prisoners from all of the concentration camps, was sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp with her family after hiding in an attic from the German Nazis for years. Her mother and father passed away at Auschwitz. After that, Anne and her sister, Margot, were sent to Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. When Margot was only 18, she passed away from a diease that swept across Bergen-Belsen. Days later, Anne passed away from the same disease at age 15, only a few weeks before Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British.

__What year was Anne Frank born in? What year was Margot Frank born in? At what age did Margot and Anne pass away?\ __

By: Kayle Smith