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American Witnesses

Exhibition
American soldiers speak with a group of survivors while on a tour of the Buchenwald concentration camp on April 18, 1945. National Archives and Records Administration

American soldiers speak with a group of survivors while on a tour of the Buchenwald concentration camp on April 18, 1945. National Archives and Records Administration

American Witnesses shares stories of men and women serving in the US Army who encountered the Nazi camps at the end of World War II.

This exhibition is located in the Gonda Education Center.  It is free and open to the public during Museum hours. No passes required.

Some content may not be suitable for all audiences.

The exhibition includes an audio tour, which visitors can access through their mobile phones.

The audio tour experience is supported by a grant from the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibitions program is supported in part by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund established in 1990.