#OnThisDay in 1945, British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. They found 53,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from disease. More than 70,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were Jewish, were murdered at Bergen-Belsen. Learn more: https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/15-april-1945-liberation-of-bergen-belsen/ #OTD #Belsen76 | Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
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#OnThisDay in 1945, British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. They found 53,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from disease. More than 70,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were Jewish, were murdered at Bergen-Belsen. Learn more: https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/15-april-1945-liberation-of-bergen-belsen/ #OTD #Belsen76 | Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
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In April 1945, British forces liberated Bergen-Belsen, the concentration camp where 70,000 lives were lost. 80 years on, Sofie Cacoyannis visits the haunting remains of the site where prisoners endured unimaginable suffering. Today, commemorative services mark the anniversary of the camp’s liberation. #WW2 #history #remembrance #explained #armedforces #worrldwartwo #secondworldwar #bergenbelsen #liberation #news #forcesnews | Forces News
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In April 1945, British forces liberated Bergen-Belsen, the concentration camp where 70,000 lives were lost. 80 years on, Sofie Cacoyannis visits the haunting remains of the site where prisoners endured unimaginable suffering. Today, commemorative services mark the anniversary of the camp’s liberation. #WW2 #history #remembrance #explained #armedforces #worrldwartwo #secondworldwar #bergenbelsen #liberation #news #forcesnews | Forces News
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