Camp Vernet

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Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp Vernet, was a concentration camp[1] originally built in June 1918 to house French colonial troops serving in World War I but when hostlities ceased it was used to hold German and Austrian prisoners of war.
From 1942, Le Vernet became a transit camp for detained Jews.[1]. In June 1944, the last internees were evacuated and deported to the Dachau concentration camp 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.

Within polygon: site 1942
Aerial photo 1942: www.campduvernet.eu/image/Vues%20a%E9riennes/environs%2...
www.campduvernet.eu/image/Vues%20a%E9riennes/camp%20194...
more:
www.campduvernet.eu/
www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/page/affichelieu.php?idLan...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Vernet
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Coordinates:   43°11'58"N   1°36'30"E
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