Holocaust in Belgium
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The Holocaust in Belgium refers to the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Belgian Jews and Roma by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holocaust in Belgium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holocaust in Belgium Context triple: [German occupation of Belgium during World War II, characterizedBy, Holocaust in Belgium]
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Holocaust in Hungary
The Holocaust in Hungary was the World War II-era genocide in which Hungary’s Jewish population was systematically persecuted, ghettoized, and largely deported to Nazi extermination camps, resulting in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews.
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Holocaust in Slovakia
The Holocaust in Slovakia was the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Slovak Jews during World War II under the collaborationist Slovak State allied with Nazi Germany.
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Holocaust in Poland
The Holocaust in Poland was the systematic persecution and mass murder of Polish Jews and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany during World War II, centered around ghettos, death camps, and widespread collaboration and resistance within occupied Poland.
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German occupation of Belgium during World War II
The German occupation of Belgium during World War II was the period from 1940 to 1944 when Nazi Germany controlled and administered Belgium, marked by repression, economic exploitation, resistance activities, and the persecution and deportation of Jews and other targeted groups.
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Birkenau cycle
The Birkenau cycle is a series of abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter that grapple with the memory and representation of the Holocaust, based on blurred and overpainted photographs from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holocaust in Belgium Target entity description: The Holocaust in Belgium refers to the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Belgian Jews and Roma by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
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A.
Holocaust in Hungary
The Holocaust in Hungary was the World War II-era genocide in which Hungary’s Jewish population was systematically persecuted, ghettoized, and largely deported to Nazi extermination camps, resulting in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews.
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B.
Holocaust in Slovakia
The Holocaust in Slovakia was the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Slovak Jews during World War II under the collaborationist Slovak State allied with Nazi Germany.
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C.
Holocaust in Poland
The Holocaust in Poland was the systematic persecution and mass murder of Polish Jews and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany during World War II, centered around ghettos, death camps, and widespread collaboration and resistance within occupied Poland.
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German occupation of Belgium during World War II
The German occupation of Belgium during World War II was the period from 1940 to 1944 when Nazi Germany controlled and administered Belgium, marked by repression, economic exploitation, resistance activities, and the persecution and deportation of Jews and other targeted groups.
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Birkenau cycle
The Birkenau cycle is a series of abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter that grapple with the memory and representation of the Holocaust, based on blurred and overpainted photographs from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust in Europe
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crime against humanity ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Belgian Jews
NERFINISHED
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Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinti NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign Jews residing in Belgium ⓘ stateless Jews in Belgium ⓘ |
| cause |
Nazi antisemitism
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Nazi racial ideology ⓘ implementation of the Final Solution ⓘ |
| collaborator |
Belgian collaborators
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Flemish National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Rexist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
27 January
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| deportationDestination |
Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buchenwald concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravensbrück concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sachsenhausen concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Nazi occupation of Belgium
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| legalContext |
German military occupation of Belgium
NERFINISHED
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Nazi racial laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
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Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ Buchenwald concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Breendonk NERFINISHED ⓘ German-occupied Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazerne Dossin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravensbrück concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sachsenhausen concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeportationCenter |
Kazerne Dossin transit camp
NERFINISHED
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Mechelen transit camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial |
Fort Breendonk National Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holocaust memorials in Antwerp ⓘ Holocaust memorials in Brussels ⓘ Kazerne Dossin Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | attack on the 20th convoy from Mechelen to Auschwitz ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1943-04-19 ⓘ |
| notableEventDescription | Belgian resistance members attacked the 20th deportation train from Mechelen to Auschwitz and freed dozens of Jewish deportees ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 25000 Jews deported from Belgium
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approximately 25000 Jews murdered ⓘ approximately 250000 Jews living in Belgium before the war ⓘ thousands of Jewish children placed in hiding ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Belgian resistance
NERFINISHED
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Catholic Church in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Comité de Défense des Juifs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Defense Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Feldgendarmerie
NERFINISHED
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German occupation authorities in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Gestapo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicherheitsdienst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
anti-Jewish legislation
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compulsory wearing of the yellow Star of David ⓘ confiscation of Jewish property ⓘ deportation to extermination camps ⓘ forced labor of Jews ⓘ forced registration of Jews ⓘ ghettoization measures without formal ghettos ⓘ |
| proportionOfVictims | about 44 percent of Jews in Belgium were murdered ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Jewish communities in Belgium
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mass murder of Jews in Belgium ⓘ persecution of Roma and Sinti in Belgium ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940-05-10 ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Jewish children in hiding ⓘ |
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Subject: Holocaust in Belgium Description of subject: The Holocaust in Belgium refers to the systematic persecution, deportation, and murder of Belgian Jews and Roma by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
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