In April 1945, British forces liberated Bergen-Belsen, the concentration camp where 70,000 lives were lost. 80 years on, Sofie Cacoyannis visits the haunting remains of the site where prisoners endured unimaginable suffering. Today, commemorative services mark the anniversary of the camp’s liberation. #WW2 #history #remembrance #explained #armedforces #worrldwartwo #secondworldwar #bergenbelsen #liberation #news #forcesnews | Forces News

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31K views · 1K reactions | A ceremony has been held in Catterick ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen In April 1945, regiments from the garrison discovered the concentration camp, which was the first insight the allies had into the atrocities that were being committed by the Germans across Europe. Watch here | Forces News | Facebook

2K views · 117 reactions | #OnThisDay in 1945, British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. They found 53,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from disease. More than 70,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were Jewish, were murdered at Bergen-Belsen. Learn more: https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/15-april-1945-liberation-of-bergen-belsen/ #OTD #Belsen76 | Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Facebook

158K views · 313 reactions | In the aftermath of the horrors of the Holocaust, the Displaced Persons camp of Bergen-Belsen was a center of Jewish life in every sense of the term. More than 2,000 children were born there between 1945 and 1950. Today, the “Belsen Babies” are a link between the past, the present, and the future. Learn more: yomhashoah.aboutholocaust.org/ | World Jewish Congress | Facebook

57K views · 4K reactions | In 2022, Germany-based photographer Jesco...