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Le Vernet Internment Camp was a concentration camp near Pamiers, in the French Pyrenees. It opened in early 1939 to receive Republicans fleeing from Francisco Franco's armies after the collapse of the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War. At this time, it held mainly former soldiers from the Republican Durruti Division.
With the outbreak of World War Two, the role of the camp was expanded. It was used to house "undesirable" foreigners, in particular, anti-fascist intellectuals and former members of the International Brigades. After the Fall of France on 25 June 1940, It was taken over by the pro-Nazi Vichy France authorities, to house "all foreigners considered suspect or dangerous to the public order".
From 1942 Le Vernet became a transit camp for detained Jews.. In June 1944, the last internees were evacuated and deported to Dachau in the "Ghost Train". In total, about 40,000 persons of 58 nationalities were interned in the camp; mainly men but also women and children.
Notable prisoners
Sources and footnotes
- ^ Template:En iconLe Vernet Camp Website