US EditionEighty years ago, he photographed liberation of Nazi camps with Eisenhower
EUROPE, OHRDRUF, JUL 7 – Photographer Leo Moore captured evidence of Nazi atrocities alongside General Eisenhower to prevent Holocaust denial, documenting the first U.S. liberated camp at Ohrdruf in 1945.
- In 1945, Allied troops liberated Nazi concentration camps across Europe, with General Eisenhower visiting Ohrdruf to witness the horrors firsthand.
- Eisenhower invited lawmakers, journalists, and military leaders to the camps to document evidence and prevent denial of Holocaust atrocities.
- Recently, 25 U.S. service academy cadets participated in a 16-day Holocaust education program in Poland to learn ethical leadership lessons from history.
- Cadet Curtis Jett described visiting Oskar Schindler's factory as "eye-opening," while Gelder called the Auschwitz visit "life-changing" and emphasized speaking out against injustice.
- The program aims to use past lessons to foster thoughtful leaders and combat hate, inspiring participants to uphold truth and humanity in the future.
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Air Force Academy cadets visit World War II concentration camps
Twenty-five service academy midshipmen and cadets, including several from the Air Force Academy, recently visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland as part of a program that challenges future military leaders to apply the lessons of the Holocaust to modern-day leadership.
Duluth News Tribune
Eighty years ago, he photographed liberation of Nazi camps with Eisenhower
Eighty years ago, as World War II was coming to an end, Allied forces uncovered the horror the Nazis had tried to hide. As troops liberated concentration camps across Europe in 1945, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower insisted on documenting everything. “Get it all on record now,” he said, “get the films, get the witnesses, because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say this never happened.” And right there with him — camera…
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