 The former Belgian army fort at Breendonk , near Mechelen , was requisitioned by the Nazis and used for detainment and interrogation of Jews , political prisoners and captured members of the resistance . Of the 3 @,@ 500 people incarcerated in Breendonk between 1940 and 1944 , 1 @,@ 733 died . Around 300 people were killed in the camp itself , with at least 98 of them dying from deprivation or torture . 
