De Bruine Enk was a former Jewish labor camp in Nunspeet. In September 1940, a number of barracks were built on the Hullerweg as part of the provision of work by the National Office for Work Expansion. The camp was inhabited from November 1940.
De Bruine Enk was a former Jewish labor camp in Nunspeet. In September 1940, a number of barracks were built on the Hullerweg as part of the provision of work by the National Office for Work Expansion. The camp was inhabited from November 1940. In addition to the living quarters, there was also a simple canteen building and an administrator’s house. It is certain that these barracks were inhabited by Jewish men from September 1942. The Jewish work camps formed a kind of buffer for the reception in Camp Westerbork. The men were used as forced laborers for work at the Dutch Heath Company. The work mainly consisted of digging the ground and working in the woods. It is estimated that more than sixty Jewish men stayed in De Bruine Enk. This group included a number of Jewish men from Almelo. During the night of October 2 to 3, almost all Jewish labor camps were evacuated. The Jewish residents of De Bruine Enk were transported to Westerbork via the station in Nunspeet.
Source:
William of Norel. Elburg and surrounding areas in wartime 1940-1945. Memorial book. Raalte, 2020.
Address and contact
Hullerweg
Nunspeet
