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WWII Ends in Europe

Allies invaded occupied Europe 1944 British and USA from west USSR from east

Camps Liberated in Poland July 23, 1944 - Soviets liberated Majdanek, Found 800,000 pairs of shoes Summer 1944 – Soviets entered Belzec, Treblinka, Sobibor Closed/dismantled camps Evidence remained Jan. 27, 1945 – Soviet forces entered Auschwitz Most prisoners were sent on death marches Found > 7 tons of hair

Camps Liberated in Germany April 11, 1945 - USA entered Buchenwald 21,000 prisoners liberated Edward R Murrow’s Broadcast exposed American’s to atrocities April 15, 1945 - British entered Bergen-Belsen Thousands of dead bodies lay unburied 60,000 prisoners liberated; 14,000 died April 29, 1945 - USA entered Dachau SS officers were lynched

Famous Holocaust Survivor Eli Wiesel at Buchenwald

The war ends in Europe… 3 million US/GB troops approaching from SW 6 million USSR approached from east Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin April 30th 1945 Germany surrendered to Allies May 7th 1945 VE Day

Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel Signing German Surrender 5.7.1945

Liberation of Dachau – p.93-97 From whose perspective is this experience written? What is the date? What was the first thing he saw while approaching the camp. Describe in detail. Describe the physical condition of the prisoners at Dachau. How did they react to the American arrival? What does the writer conclude at the end of his visit? ?