After liberation of the Bergen-Belsen camp, British soldiers forced German mayors from nearby towns to view mass graves. [LCID: 74938]
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German mayors view mass graves at Bergen-Belsen

After liberation of the Bergen-Belsen camp, British soldiers forced German mayors from nearby towns to view mass graves. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.

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Bergen-Belsen liberation mass atrocities Nazi camps
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