Photos: Bergen-Belsen
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| Entrance to the memorial. |
| Bergen-Belsen was in operation from1940 until it was liberated April 15, 1945. |
| Sign for visitors: "Visitors are requestet [sic] to observe the dignity of these memorial grounds and to refrain from disturbing the peace of the dead." |
| Plan of the camp. |
| The central obelisk and memorial wall was begun by the British military government in 1947. |
| Distant view of memorial obelisk. |
| Distant view of memorial obelisk. |
| Immediately after liberation, servivors erected a large coss and conducted an ecumenical service. This is a replica of the original. |
| The Jewish memorial was unveiled on the first anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. |
| The Jewish memorial. "Israel and the world shall remember thirty thousand Jews exterminated in the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen at the hands of the murderous Nazis. Earth conceal not the blood shed on thee!" |
| In the foreground is the commemorative stone dedicated by the President of the State of Israel in 1987. |
| Mass grave. |
| Mass grave. |
| Mass grave. |
| Mass grave. |
| Mass grave. |
| Mass grave. |
| View of the memorial site. To prevent the spread of disease, British troops burned all of the camp buildings in May of 1945. |
| View of the memorial site. |
| View of the memorial site. |
| View of the memorial site. |
| Individual memorials. |
| Individual memorials. |
| "Haus der Stille," a place of contemplation. |
| Bergen-Belsen document center. |
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