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30 Apr 1943

Germany

The construction for the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in northwestern Germany began. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

29 Jun 1944

Germany

Out of about 1,100 prisoners at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany with valid entry certificates for Palestine, 221 Jews were allowed to go; they would arrive in Haifa at 1700 hours on 10 Jul. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

15 Apr 1945

Germany

British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany, which had about 40,000 prisoners at the time. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

17 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 17 Apr 1945

Women and children, former inmates of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, huddled together in a large room after liberation, Germany, 17-18 Apr 1945

German soldiers made to load victims of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp onto a truck, Germany, 17 Apr 1945; note British troops in background with Sten submachine gun and Lee-Enfield rifles

18 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 18 Apr 1945

A British soldier looked on while SS Guards were forced to load bodies of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp victims onto a truck, Germany, 17-18 Apr 1945

19 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 19 Apr 1945

A British Army bulldozer pushed bodies of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp victims into a mass grave, Germany, 19 Apr 1945; note driver had to cover nose and mouth with handkerchief

21 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 21 Apr 1945

British soldiers supervised the distribution of food to former inmates of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 21 Apr 1945

28 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 28 Apr 1945

German SS women made to bury victims of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 28 Apr 1945

1 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 1 May 1945

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