Frøslev Camp

Local nameFrøslevlejren
LocationDenmark

Frøslev Camp was an internment camp in German-occupied Denmark during World War II.

In order to avoid deportation of Danes to German concentration camps, Danish authorities suggested, in January 1944, that an internment camp be created in Denmark. The German occupation authorities consented, and the camp was erected near the village of Frøslev in the south-west of Denmark, close to the German border. From mid-August until the end of the German occupation in May 1945, 12,000 prisoners passed through the camp's gates. Most of them were suspected members of the Danish resistance movement, Communists and other political prisoners. Living conditions in the camp were generally tolerable, but 1,600 internees were deported to German concentration camps, where 220 of them died.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frøslev_Prison_Camp

Official Website https://froeslevlejren.dk/

Phone +45 74676557

Address 97B Lejrvejen, 6330, Denmark

Coordinates 54°50'34.817" N 9°19'41.667" E

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