The 140 people shot to death there were largely members of the resistance. Immediately after World War II the Fort served as a prison camp for NSB members and collaborators for a few years. Fort De Bilt is part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie and one of the five forts of the City of Utrecht.
The Fort is now a centre for peace education, see: www.vredeseducatie.nl
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Fort de Bilt
During World War II, Fort De Bilt was used as an execution site.
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