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’ConnorFormer Travel EditorUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 3:34PM EDT / Published Apr. 11, 2015 6:45AM EDT 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 William O’ConnorFormer Travel Editor@williamoconnor5Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
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