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A British soldier reads a sign erected by British forces at the entrance of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany. (1945)
Following the end of German occupation of Europe, British forces erected signs at the entrances to concentration camps that not only displayed the prowess of British forces but also explained the devastation that the Germans brought to the area. When British troops came upon the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on April 15, 1945 they were completely unprepared for what was waiting for them.
They discovered 38,000 prisoners who were clinging onto life with no food, water, or lavatories. In an overflow camp there were 15,000 more prisoners waiting for the British troops. The liberation of the camp was the first of many triumphant moments for the British Army.
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