On April 11, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Army troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany.
This April 16, 1945 photo shows inmates of the German KZ Buchenwald inside their barrack, a few days after U.S troops liberated this concentration camp near Weimar. The young man seventh from left in the middle row bunk is Elie Wiesel, who would later become an author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. (AP Photo)
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