Kamp Hooghalen

The camp occupied a strategic position along the Hoogeveen-Groningen railway at the periphery of Hooghalen village in Midden-Drenthe.

Established in 1939 by the Rijksdienst voor de Werkverruiming, the camp began operations on December 10, 1940, as part of the Nederlandsche Arbeidsdienst program.

The facility contained training spaces where one hundred sixty laborers, predominantly former soldiers, received instruction to become leaders at other labor camps.

Workers at the camp earned approximately 6.50 Dutch guilders per week, as indicated in employment notices published in the Nieuwsblad van Beilen newspaper.

The camp included multiple punishment cells, which distinguished it from other labor facilities of that period in the Netherlands.

Location: Midden-Drenthe

GPS coordinates: 52.92083,6.58583

Latest update: March 9, 2025 13:59