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  1. Displaced Persons camps - The Holocaust Explained

    To care for survivors and the many other people uprooted by the war, the Allies created Displaced Persons (DP) camps as temporary accommodation. In addition to those housed in DP camps, …

  2. Displaced persons camps in post–World War II Europe

    Displaced persons camps in post–World War II Europe were established in Germany, Austria, and Italy, primarily for refugees from Eastern Europe and for the former inmates of the Nazi …

  3. Displaced Persons Camps | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    From 1945 to 1957, more than 250,000 Jewish displaced persons (DPs) lived in camps and urban centers in Germany, Austria, and Italy. Browse this series of articles to learn more about what …

  4. After WWII, Survivors of Nazi Horrors Found Community in Displaced ...

    Nov 8, 2021 · Though the legacy of World War II Nazi death camps looms over Europe, a lesser-known camp network arose after the war with a diametrically opposed vision: to give …

  5. Displaced Persons Camps | e-Newsletter for Holocaust Educators

    These displaced persons (DP) camps were in the occupied zones of Germany, Austria and Italy. Until the second half of 1946 there was an increasing movement of refugees from east to …

  6. Displaced Persons | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    After WWII, many Holocaust survivors, unable to return to their homes, lived in displaced persons camps in Germany, Austria, and Italy. Learn about the experiences of Jewish DPs.

  7. The Little-Known Story of World War II's 'Last Million' Displaced People

    Sep 15, 2020 · Refugees established communities in displaced persons (DP) camps across Germany. Getty Images. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, upward of six million …

  8. The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps, 1945-1956

    In the DP camps, Holocaust survivors sometimes lived alongside antisemites and individuals who had harmed Jews during the war. In the summer of 1945, Earl Harrison, US President …

  9. Displaced Persons' Camps

    Displaced persons' camps in Europe and migration around the world. Study guide & statistics for all the 1945-1949 forgotten holocaust of all nationalities during World War II, Very …

  10. Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    In an unparalleled six-year period between 1945 and 1951, European Jewish life was reborn in camps such as Bergen-Belsen. Bergen-Belsen, the largest displaced persons (DP) camp in …