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Drenthe did not suffer much war damage, but the war had a profound effect. This was true for the people who resisted German rule, but also for those who submitted to the occupier. The resistance has been relatively extensive, and the terror against it has been extremely brutal. Camp Westerbork was located in Drenthe, from where more than 100,000 Jews, Roma and Sinti were deported to the extermination camps in Poland. In addition, there were numerous labor camps from the pre-war crisis period, which were used by the occupying forces for various purposes during the war. The province offered ample opportunities to go into hiding. However, betrayal was lurking. Little remained hidden in the villages where the dividing lines between right and wrong sometimes ran straight through families. As easy as it was for the German armies to capture Drenthe on May 10, it was so difficult for the Canadians and Poles to liberate the province five years later.
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