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Bergen-Belsen survivors mark 80th anniversary of camp’s liberation


About 180 British Jews and deputy PM Angela Rayner among those in attendance at event in northern Germany

Survivors of the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen and their families have gathered at the site in northern Germany to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation by British troops.

Representatives of victims’ associations and the military took part in the ceremony along with the British deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/bergen-belsen-survivors-mark-80th-anniversary-of-camp-liberation

Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin

Publish date : 2025-04-27 15:20:00

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