Bergen-Belsen

Bergen-Belsen was a Nazi concentration camp in Germany during World War II, known for its horrific conditions and high mortality rate. Initially a prisoner-of-war camp, it later housed Jews and political dissidents. By the war's end in April 1945, when the camp was liberated by British forces, thousands of inmates were found suffering from starvation and disease. The camp has since become a symbol of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed during this period. Today, it is commemorated as a site of remembrance, highlighting the importance of human rights and the need to prevent such atrocities from happening again.