0When 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 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Waisman United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Patricia A. Yingst United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Virginia Longest United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bernice Krinsky United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Morris Rosen United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Patricia A. Yingst United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Waisman United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Patricia A. Yingst United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Virginia Longest United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bernice Krinsky United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Morris Rosen United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Patricia A. Yingst United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park