Liberation of Concentration Camps

The liberation of concentration camps occurred when Allied forces gradually freed prisoners held by Nazi Germany during World War II. As they advanced into occupied territories in 1944-1945, soldiers discovered and opened the camps, rescuing thousands of individuals suffering from starvation, disease, and severe mistreatment. This marked the end of the victims’ captivity and revealed the full extent of atrocities committed. Liberation not only provided immediate relief and medical aid but also helped usher in justice through legal proceedings against perpetrators, while raising global awareness of the Holocaust’s horrors.