Compensation for Nazi Persecutees

About 2,000 people from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Norway were imprisoned in Wolfenbüttel Prison and its external labour sites. 63 of them were executed by guillotine. The welfare or compensation benefits for returnees or for the relatives of the deceased varied greatly in each country. In all three countries, there were political disputes over who should receive compensation. This also involved negotiating the self-image of the respective post-war society and dealing with the period of occupation.

Learn more about compensation in each country.