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  1. LocationDrancy, France
    Operated byFrench police (until 1943) · Nazi Germany
    Original useUtopian urban community
  1. WebAug 19, 2021 · The Drancy camp was located in a northeastern suburb of Paris, also called Drancy. In August 1941, the Germans established an internment camp at Drancy, following the arrest of more than 4,200 …

  2. WebMar 22, 2024 · Drancy, northeastern industrial suburb of Paris, SeineSaint-Denis département, Île-de-France région, north-central …

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    In the 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The quarter "Village Parisien" is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay, which was surrounded by the Forest of Bondy: hence the name of rue des Bois de Groslay.
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    Like many other detention centres throughout France, Drancy was created by the Vichy government of Philippe Pétain in 1941 and was under the control of the French police until July 3, 1943 when Nazi Germany took day-to-day control as part of the major stepping up at all facilities for the mass exterminations.
    The children were kept there for 5 miserable days without any food or medical care and then they were transferred to Drancy, Beaune-la-Rolande or Pithiviers. The children were separated from their parents by the French police immediately after their arrival in Drancy.
    “When we first arrived at Drancy, we suffered from hunger, under the administration of the French gendarmerie (military police.) But in 1943, the Germans decided to take over control of the camp, and the gendarmes were left to simply guard it. Paradoxically, under the German administration we saw conditions improve on that side.
  4. WebJul 23, 2020 · Courtney Traub. ·. Follow. 27 min read. ·. Jul 23, 2020. V ictor Pérahia vividly remembers watching as two young friends were deported from Drancy, a French transit camp just a few miles north...