In 1970, I visited Belsen Concentration camp with some young soldiers. At that time, it was said that birds avoided the area. It was surprisingly quiet. Twenty years later, I visited the area again and stayed for a couple of days in the Army camp where the survivors were treated. I also viewed footage of the liberation and clear-up. Totally awful! Here is footage of the liberation of Belsen:
A couple of rather sobering films there. You wonder how people could do such things.
ReplyDeleteVery sobering, Bill.
ReplyDeleteDreadful.
ReplyDeleteThe second video wouldn't play for me, the message said it was no longer available...