One of several mass graves on the former site of Bergen-Belsen. The sign simply reads: Here lie 5000 dead. April 1945.
Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:
- What were extermination camps, and how many people were killed in them?
- How did concentration camps differ from extermination camps?
- What impact did the liberation of Bergen-Belsen have on western public opinion?
Stephen Hart, ‘Liberation of the Concentration Camps’, BBC History, 17 February 2011.
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Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:
Stephen Hart, ‘Liberation of the Concentration Camps’, BBC History, 17 February 2011.
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