Holocaust in Belgium
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The Holocaust in Belgium refers to the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Belgian Jews and Roma by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holocaust in Belgium canonical | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust in Europe
ⓘ
crime against humanity ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Belgian Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinti NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign Jews residing in Belgium ⓘ stateless Jews in Belgium ⓘ |
| cause |
Nazi antisemitism
ⓘ
Nazi racial ideology ⓘ implementation of the Final Solution ⓘ |
| collaborator |
Belgian collaborators
ⓘ
Flemish National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Rexist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
27 January
ⓘ
International Holocaust Remembrance Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| deportationDestination |
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buchenwald concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravensbrück concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sachsenhausen concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Nazi occupation of Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| legalContext |
German military occupation of Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi racial laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ Buchenwald concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Breendonk NERFINISHED ⓘ German-occupied Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazerne Dossin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravensbrück concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sachsenhausen concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeportationCenter |
Kazerne Dossin transit camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mechelen transit camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial |
Fort Breendonk National Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holocaust memorials in Antwerp ⓘ Holocaust memorials in Brussels ⓘ Kazerne Dossin Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | attack on the 20th convoy from Mechelen to Auschwitz ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1943-04-19 ⓘ |
| notableEventDescription | Belgian resistance members attacked the 20th deportation train from Mechelen to Auschwitz and freed dozens of Jewish deportees ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 25000 Jews deported from Belgium
ⓘ
approximately 25000 Jews murdered ⓘ approximately 250000 Jews living in Belgium before the war ⓘ thousands of Jewish children placed in hiding ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Belgian resistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic Church in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Comité de Défense des Juifs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Defense Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Feldgendarmerie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German occupation authorities in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Gestapo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicherheitsdienst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
anti-Jewish legislation
ⓘ
compulsory wearing of the yellow Star of David ⓘ confiscation of Jewish property ⓘ deportation to extermination camps ⓘ forced labor of Jews ⓘ forced registration of Jews ⓘ ghettoization measures without formal ghettos ⓘ |
| proportionOfVictims | about 44 percent of Jews in Belgium were murdered ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Jewish communities in Belgium
ⓘ
mass murder of Jews in Belgium ⓘ persecution of Roma and Sinti in Belgium ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940-05-10 ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Jewish children in hiding ⓘ |
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