National Monument Camp Vught
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National Monument Camp Vught is a memorial site with a museum located in Vught, in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It commemorates the concentration camp known as Kamp Vught that was established there during World War II. The memorial was founded in 1990, with an exhibition building added in 2002. The monument is located on the northeastern tip of the former camp grounds. The initial aim of Kamp Vught was to improve the efficiency of the deportation of Jews from Westerbork by holding Dutch Jews prior to their transport to extermination camps in Germany and Poland. The first prisoners arrived at Vught in January 1943. The camp facilities were liberated on October 26, 1944.
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