Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Jean Blume, leader of socialist national movement against occupation in Belgium, shares his experiences of the days spent as a prisoner at Breendonk concentration camp in Belgium. He expresses joy at being liberated by American Army from Buchenwald concentration camp. (Note: Jean Blume was a Resistance Leader during the Nazi occupation in World War 2. The Gestapo arrested him on January 19, 1943 and he was imprisoned in Breendonk. In May 1944, he and many others, were sent to Buchenwald. They were released on April 11, 1945.)
Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Serge Kaplan, a Jewish internee from Netherlands speaks about the difficult conditions at various concentration camps which made life difficult for the internees and also led to death of many people. He expresses his joy on being set free by the American Army.
Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Serge Kaplan, Jewish internee from Eindhoven Netherlands speaks about the difficult conditions at various concentration camps which made life difficult for the internees and also led to death of many people. He states that he was in a concentration camp in Poland and came to Buchenwald in January 1945. He expresses his joy on being set free by the American Army.
Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Internees of the Buchenwald concentration camp around a monument to commemorate 51,000 men who died at the concentration camp. Signs on the monument read 'KLB' and '51,000'.
Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Kurt Gatner, a former Chief of Prime Minister Schuschingg's body guard from Vienna, Austria. He says that he was arrested in 1938 soon after the occupation of Austria by Germans. He states how he was badly treated at various concentration camps. He talks about the harsh punishments being given at these camps. He thanks the American and other Allied forces for liberating him and many others from the camp. Other internees in the background. (World War II period).
Internees at a concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany after being liberated by Allied forces. Internees and visitors move about on the camp grounds. Soldiers enter the camp area. A picture of Joseph Stalin as men in the foreground salute Stalin's picture. (World War II period).
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