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De hel van Breendonk
De hel van Breendonk

De hel van Breendonk

— Nov 2026 1 Season 3 Episodes
Returning Series
Documentary

Overview

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.

Created by Koen Aerts
🇧🇪 Belgium · Dutch

Cast

Koen Aerts

Koen Aerts

Self

Chris Van Den Wyngaert

Chris Van Den Wyngaert

Self

Key Crew

Maarten Vandeursen

Maarten Vandeursen

Director

Ilse Maesen

Ilse Maesen

Producer

Günther Hoogstyn

Günther Hoogstyn

Editor

Nicholas Lens

Nicholas Lens

Original Music Composer

Tom Keymeulen

Tom Keymeulen

Sound

Steven van Roy

Steven van Roy

Sound

E1

Episode 1

During World War II, Fort Breendonk was turned into an SS prison. The camp quickly gained a terrifying reputation. Prisoners endured starvation, forced labour and terror. Professor Koen Aerts reconstructs the horrors of the camp and explores the lives of some of its unfortunate prisoners.

Nov 8, 2026 50m
E2 Upcoming

Episode 2

As the war progresses, the violence escalates. In 1942, a torture chamber and execution site are set up at Fort Breendonk. Prisoners know that any day could be their last. Belgian SS men and block leaders brutally terrorise their fellow countrymen. One of them will pay with his life. Shortly before the end of the war, several Breendonk prisoners take revenge on their former tormentor...

Airs Nov 15, 2026 50m
E3 Upcoming

Episode 3

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...

Airs Nov 22, 2026 50m

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