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irisblue

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Tue Apr 15, 2025, 11:12 PM Apr 2025

Liberation of Bergen Belsen by the British Army 15 April 1945 Info from twitter & BBC [View all]



(Added covered section here so if you don't want to tap on the twitter post)
..."pieces of journalism ever transmitted. At first the BBC refused to let him go on air with it. He threatened to walk out unless they let him describe what happened.

The next 2 audio sections are from "Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen
Witness History, it is easy to down load the clips.
Have kleenex near by.

FIRST BBC SECTION In April 1945, the BBC’s Richard Dimbleby was the first reporter to enter the liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4x74


SECOND SECTION FROM THE BBC.

https://www.bbc.com/videos/c87z7p0j3g5o

Total audio time under 30 minutes


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