Belsen

American

[bel-zuhn] / ˈbɛl zən /

noun

locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

Belsen British

/ ˈbɛlsən, ˈbɛlzən /

noun

a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)

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That's because, in the end, to contain disease, the British soldiers decided they had to burn the huts at Belsen.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

It was published after her death at Bergen Belsen camp aged 15.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2023

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at age 15.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2022

The medical students, average age 21, were volunteers, recruited initially to help care for starving Dutch children but who found, just before they were due to travel, their destination had been changed to Belsen.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2020

About 70,000 people died in Belsen, including one of the world's most famous diarists, Anne Frank.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2019

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