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Buchenwald Memorial
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Buchenwald Memorial

Commemorating the Horrors of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

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The Buchenwald Memorial near Weimar stands as a reminder of one of the largest concentration camps on German soil, operational from 1937 to 1945. It commemorates the approximately 277,800 people imprisoned here and the 56,000 victims who perished. In April 1945, the inmates took control of the camp and liberated themselves.

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Founded
July 1937

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