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The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen

In April 1945 British troops discovered the horrors of the Holocaust in a concentration camp in Germany. Among them was a young army officer called Brian Urquhart.

In April 1945 British troops discovered the horrors of the Holocaust in a camp in Germany. Among them was a young army officer called Brian Urquhart. He spoke to Lucy Williamson in 2009 about his shock and disbelief at coming face to face with Nazi atrocities for the first time.

Photo: Liberated internees at Belsen concentration camp waiting for soup. (Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

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Wed 18 Apr 2018 07:50GMT
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