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2. WWII Ends in Europe

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

5. Camps Liberated in Poland
July 23, 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

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

9. Famous Holocaust Survivor Eli Wiesel at Buchenwald

10. 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

11. Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel Signing German Surrender 5.7.1945

12. 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? ?