1944Allied Airmen Arrive at Buchenwald

168 Allied airmen arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
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🛢️ Allied Airmen Arrive at Buchenwald

Allied Airmen Arrive at Buchenwald (1944)
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🕊️ Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberated

Buchenwald concentration camp is liberated by American forces.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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🔥 Gardelegen Massacre

Gardelegen Massacre takes place. Over 1000 slave laborers were closed in a barn which then was set on fire. It was one of the last massacres on civil population perpetrated by Germans. Just a few hours later, American troops captured Gardelegen
Gardelegen Massacre (1945)
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🕊️ Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Liberated

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated by the British Army.
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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🕊️ Neuengamme Concentration Camp Liberated

Neuengamme Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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🕊️ Mauthausen Concentration Camp Liberated

Mauthausen Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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