December 1944 to April 15, 1945 December 1944 at least 360 January 1945 about 1,200 February 1945 about 6,400 March 1945 at least 18,168 April 1945 about 10,000
After the war, it was said that this field was a privileged place with respect to others. A lawsuit by the Jewish Community of , , against 55 suspected collaborators said that 53 of them were sent to Bergen- Belsen as a special favor from the Germans.
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