The largest camp for the deportation of Jews from France, located near Paris, between July 1942 and August 1944. 61,000 Jews passed through on their way to Auschwitz.
Located near Paris, Drancy became the largest transit camp for deportation of Jews from France. Between July 1942 and August 1944, about 61,000 Jews were transported from Drancy to Auschwitz, where most of them perished.
The internment camp near Paris where Jews stayed before deportation to Auschwitz. Before the war, Drancy served as police barracks.
Located near Parts, Drancy became the largest transit camp for deportation of Jews from France. Between July, 1942, and August, 1944, more than 61,000 were sent from Drancy to Auschwitz-Birkenau for extermination.
The camp at Drancy was a transit camp not far outside of Paris. In 1939 the camp was used to hold refugees from the fascist regime in Spain. In 1940 these refugees were given over to the Nazis. In 1941 the French police, under the authority of the Nazi regime, conducted raids throughout France that imprisoned French Jews. Many victims of these raids were taken to Drancy.
A concentration camp located near Paris, France
Drancy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km. (6.7 miles) from the center of Paris.