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The German military establishes Bergen-Belsen as a POW camp.
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A portion of Bergen-Belsen is controlled by the SS. They create larger camps to hold incoming prisoners.
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Around 1,800 prisoners from Bergen-Belsen are deported to Auschwitz to be killed.
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About 365 Jewish prisoners from neutral territories are released to the border of Spain for payment.
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The prisoner camp of Bergen-Belsen turns into a 'hospital' due to the enormity of sick and injured prisoners from other camps.
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222 Jewish prisoners from the “star camp” are permitted to leave for Palestine in exchange for German citizens that were held by the British.
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After the recuperation camp becomes overcrowded, the SS creates a tent camp for sick/injured female prisoners.
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The WVHA officially designates the Bergen-Belsen camp complex a concentration camp.
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Adolf Haas is replaced by Josef Kramer as the new commandant of Bergen-Belsen.
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The SS change the POW camp into the 'large women's camp' for sick women that were imported from other camps.
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Before the British liberate Bergen-Belsen, the SS start to evacuate the remaining prisoners to Theresienstadt.
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The British begin to liberate Bergen-Belsen and discover over 60,000 prisoners.
