Today in History — April 11
1945
11 april 1945 US Troops Liberate Buchenwald Concentration Camp
In 1945, towards the end of World War II, US troops played a pivotal role in the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, exposing the horrors of the Nazi regime and bearing witness…
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