'I saw the horror'- Dorset man who liberated Nazi death camp tells his story

'I saw the horror'- Dorset man who liberated Nazi death camp tells his story

A Dorset war hero's recollections of the horror of the scene as he helped liberate German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, are shared here on the 80th anniversary of the humanitarian effort

Bergen-Belsen Was a Unique Horror Among Concentration Camps

We know how the Nazis operated a system of concentration camps across occupied territory, to incarcerate, use as slave labor, and execute millions of Jews. Each one had its own story, but the notorious Bergen-Belsen camp in northern Germany was different from all the others in many aspects. The history of the camp is often overshadowed by the shocking story of its liberation by the British on April 15, 1945. The Wiener Holocaust Library in Londo…