A model of the camp in front of the site as it is today. As at Mittrlbau-Dora most of the buildings were demolished by the Russians after the war.

Buchenwald

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May 25th 2016
25 May 2016 We had quite an emotional day visiting the site of the Buchenwald concentration camp which is now a memorial. Buchenwald was built in 1937 outside the town of Weimar and between then and the end of the war over 250,000 people from over 50 countries were imprisoned there by the Nazis. 56,000 human beings met their deaths in Buchenwald and its subcamps. They were killed, starve ... read more

Europe » Germany

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more