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15 Jul 1937

Germany

In Germany, the construction of Buchenwald Concentration Camp began by the inmates of the Lichtenburg Concentration Camp. ww2dbase [Buchenwald Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Ettersberg, Weimar | CPC]

2 Mar 1944

Germany

421 Czech prisoners were transferred from Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland to Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Buchenwald Concentration Camp | Ettersberg, Weimar | CPC]

6 Apr 1945

Germany

15,000 prisoners of Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany were evacuated by German authorities. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Buchenwald Concentration Camp | Ettersberg, Weimar | CPC]

11 Apr 1945

Germany

Prisoners of Buchenwald Concentration Camp freed themselves after most of the guards had fled. In the Buchenwald satellite camp of Langenstein, the US 83rd Infantry Division arrived; it had about 1,100 prisoners at the time. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Buchenwald Concentration Camp | Ettersberg, Weimar | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 11 Apr 1945

Medics of US 3rd Army conferring at Buchenwald Concentration Camp near Weimar, Germany, 11 Apr 1945

Life magazine photographer Margaret Bourke-White taking a photograph at Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany, 1945

12 Apr 1945

Germany

American troops began arriving at Buchenwald Concentration Camp near Weimar, Germany. ww2dbase [Buchenwald Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Ettersberg, Weimar | CPC]

14 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 14 Apr 1945

Bodies of victims piled in a trailer at Buchenwald concentration camp at Weimar, Germany, 14 Apr 1945

16 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 16 Apr 1945

Inhumane conditions at Buchenwald, 16 Apr 1945, photo 1 of 2

Inhumane conditions at Buchenwald, 16 Apr 1945, photo 2 of 2

24 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 24 Apr 1945

US Senator Alben Barkley visiting Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Weimar, Germany, 24 Apr 1945

5 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 5 May 1945

Rings left by Buchenwald concentration camp victims, 5 May 1945

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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