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Nazi concentration camps in Norway (Norwegian: konsentrasjonsleirer) were concentration camps or prisons in Norway established or taken over by the Quisling regime and Nazi German authorities during the German occupation of Norway that began on 9 April 1940 and used for internment of persons by the Nazi authorities. 709 prison camps or concentration camps, [including some death camps,] were counted by a project that had Randi Bratteli (author and widow of former prime minister and concentration camp prisoner), as an advisor. Another source has claimed that there were around 620 prison camps.

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  • Nazi concentration camps in Norway (Norwegian: konsentrasjonsleirer) were concentration camps or prisons in Norway established or taken over by the Quisling regime and Nazi German authorities during the German occupation of Norway that began on 9 April 1940 and used for internment of persons by the Nazi authorities. 709 prison camps or concentration camps, [including some death camps,] were counted by a project that had Randi Bratteli (author and widow of former prime minister and concentration camp prisoner), as an advisor. Another source has claimed that there were around 620 prison camps. There were [at least] 14 different categories of prisoners, in addition to forced laborers, and they came from various countries. The civilian occupying authorities with the Quisling regime and the German Wehrmacht operated a number of camps in Norway, including around 110 prison camps. The Wehrmacht camps were largely POW camps and were scattered throughout the country. Some of these had extremely high mortality rates, owing to inhumane conditions and brutality. Both established and improvised jails and prisons throughout the country were also used for internment by the Nazi authorities. In particular the Sicherheitspolizei and Sicherheitsdienst, headquartered at Victoria Terrasse, were notorious for torture and abuse of prisoners. Also, Arkivet in Kristiansand and Bandeklosteret in Trondheim became synonymous with torture and abuse. Some distinction was made between camps and prisons run by Norwegian Nazis and those run by German Nazi organizations, though it is safe to say that all atrocities took place under the authority of a unified command. The designated concentration camps were not classified as "KZ-Lager" by the Nazis, but rather as Häftingslager ("detainee camps") under the administration of the Nazi "security police," the SS and Gestapo. The Nazi authorities deported over 700 Jews from Norway to Auschwitz, over 500 Nacht und Nebel prisoners to Natzweiler; and thousands more to Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück and other prisons and camps in Germany. Most of these were kept in Norwegian camps during transit. Although abuse, torture, and murder were commonplace in these camps, none of them were designated or functioned as extermination camps, nor did they reach the scale seen in camps in Germany, occupied Poland, and Austria. It is estimated that between 38,000 and 40,000 individuals passed through this camp system, for a total of 60,000 prisoner years. The camps served varying purposes, including: * internment of political prisoners, especially socialists and communists, but also religious dissenters. * internment of prisoners of war (Stammlager / Stalag) - especially Soviet and Yugoslavian soldiers * internment of so-called "bomb hostages" (Geisellager) - prominent Norwegians who would be executed in the event of the resistance movement bombing Nazi targets * transit internment of various prisoners bound for camps in Germany and Poland (Durchgangslager / Dulag) - including Jews, prominent political prisoners, and others. The Nazi authorities destroyed most of the records related to the camps and prisons they ran during the occupation. Effectively every local prison was used for these purposes by the Nazis, but several full-fledged camps were also established. (en)
  • Durante l'invasione tedesca della Norvegia avvenuta nella seconda guerra mondiale, le autorità civili occupanti, sotto il regime di Vidkun Quisling e della Wehrmacht hanno operato in diversi campi nel territorio norvegese, di cui circa 110 usati come lager. I campi norvegesi erano in gran parte campi di prigionia, ed erano sparsi in tutto il paese. Alcuni di questi avevano tassi di mortalità estremamente elevati, a causa delle condizioni disumane e di brutalità alle quali erano sottoposti i prigionieri. Sia i campi sia le carceri, oltre a diverse prigioni improvvisate furono usate dai nazisti per internare i prigionieri. In particolare i quartieri generali della Sicherheitspolizei e della Sicherheitsdienst con sede nella Victoria Terrasse, un grande complesso a Oslo, divennero sinonimi di torture e abusi. Anche negli edifici Arkivet (Kristiansand) e Bandeklosteret (Trondheim) si compivano simili crimini. I campi di concentramento designati non erano classificati come "KZ-Lager", bensì come "Häftingslager" ed erano controllati dalla polizia di sicurezza nazista (SIPO), dalle SS e dalla Gestapo. Le autorità naziste deportarono oltre 700 ebrei provenienti dalla Norvegia ad Auschwitz, oltre 500 Nacht und Nebel nel campo di concentramento di Natzweiler-Struthof e altre migliaia a Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück e in altre prigioni e in altri campi della Germania. La maggior parte di queste persone erano state nei lager norvegesi durante le operazioni di transito. Nonostante abusi, torture e omicidi fossero all'ordine del giorno, nessun lager fu designato o funzionò come campo di sterminio, senza mai raggiungere il numero di morti che si registravano nei campi di Germania, Polonia e Austria. Si stima che tra le 30 e le 40.000 persone passarono attraverso questo sistema di transito, per un totale di circa 60.000 prigionieri. I campi servirono per fini diversi: 1. * Internamento dei prigionieri politici, in particolare socialisti e comunisti, ma anche dissidenti religiosi. 2. * Internamento dei prigionieri di guerra, in particolari russi e soldati jugoslavi. 3. * Internamento dei cosiddetti "ostaggi bomba" - dei norvegesi che si sarebbero fatti saltare in aria nel caso in cui la resistenza norvegese avesse bombardato degli obbiettivi nazisti. 4. * Transito e internamento di diversi prigionieri diretti ai campi di Germania e Polonia, tra i quali ebrei, prigionieri politici e altri. Le autorità nazista distrussero la maggior parte dei registri relativi ai campi e alle prigioni che usarono durante l'occupazione. Alcuni erano distinti tra i campi e prigioni gestiti da nazisti norvegesi e quelli gestiti dai nazisti tedeschi, anche se i crimini commessi durante l'occupazione avevano avuto luogo sotto il comando di un'unica autorità. Tra le prigioni e i campi norvegesi usati dai nazisti, spicca il campo Grini, il più grande del paese. Nella contea di Finnmark, il campo di prigionia di Karasjok ospitò circa 400 prigionieri. (it)
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  • Nazi concentration camps in Norway (Norwegian: konsentrasjonsleirer) were concentration camps or prisons in Norway established or taken over by the Quisling regime and Nazi German authorities during the German occupation of Norway that began on 9 April 1940 and used for internment of persons by the Nazi authorities. 709 prison camps or concentration camps, [including some death camps,] were counted by a project that had Randi Bratteli (author and widow of former prime minister and concentration camp prisoner), as an advisor. Another source has claimed that there were around 620 prison camps. (en)
  • Durante l'invasione tedesca della Norvegia avvenuta nella seconda guerra mondiale, le autorità civili occupanti, sotto il regime di Vidkun Quisling e della Wehrmacht hanno operato in diversi campi nel territorio norvegese, di cui circa 110 usati come lager. I campi servirono per fini diversi: Tra le prigioni e i campi norvegesi usati dai nazisti, spicca il campo Grini, il più grande del paese. Nella contea di Finnmark, il campo di prigionia di Karasjok ospitò circa 400 prigionieri. (it)
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