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During World War II, Fort Breendonk was turned into an SS prison. Prisoners endured terror, starvation and forced labour, and around half would not survive the war. In the documentary series "De hel van Breendonk", Professor Koen Aerts takes viewers on a journey through the testimonies, historic sites and archives that tell their story.
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2026-11-08
S1E3 — Time for retribution
Johnna Fox’s great-uncle was commandant of Fort Breendonk during World War II. Today, she visits for the first time the place where her grandfather’s brother spread terror. Schmitt would be the last person sentenced to death to be executed in Belgium, in 1950. Breendonk’s troubled history has also left its mark on writer Jeroen Olyslaegers. He visits the fort in search of answers about his great-grandfather...
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Koen Aerts
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Chris Van Den Wyngaert
Self
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