▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁without ▁trial ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Rav ens br ück ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Germany ▁with ▁her ▁mother ; ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Buch en wald ▁concentration ▁camp . ▁ ▁Con cent r ation ▁camp ▁in mate ▁At ▁Rav ens br ück , ▁H ort ense ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁experiments ▁including ▁inf ect ing ▁her ▁leg ▁with ▁gang rene ▁( the ▁German ▁do ctors ▁dec iding ▁not ▁to ▁am put ate ) ▁and ▁attempted ▁ster il isation . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁at ▁Rav ens br ück , ▁her ▁life ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁British ▁secret ▁agent ▁V io lette ▁Sz ab o , ▁also ▁a ▁prisoner ▁there . ▁Sz ab o ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁H ort ense ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁were ▁taken ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁her ▁brother . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Sydney ▁Cle ws , ▁a ▁staff ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ; ▁they ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁New castle - under - L yme ▁in ▁Staff ord shire . ▁Six teen ▁years ▁later , ▁despite ▁the ▁experiments ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁Rav ens br ück , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁daughter ▁Julia ▁and , ▁seven ▁years ▁later , ▁son ▁Christopher . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Dam an ▁received ▁the ▁top ▁awards ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁government ▁for