When American Soldiers Opened Buchenwald (PHOTOS)NEVER FORGETOn April 11, 1945, U.S. soldiers liberated the concentration camp of Buchenwald. Left behind by fleeing Germans were starving survivors, piles of bones, bodies, and possessions.William O’ConnorTravel EditorUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 3:34PM ET / Published Apr. 11, 2015 6:45AM ET United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Waisman