It is one of the most historic days of the 20th Century: the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by British forces. The British have brought cameras with them to record for the British and German public the true horror of what has taken place there.
Liberators and victims: Ireland and the Holocaust
As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches, Donal Lynch looks at the Irish survivors and soldiers who connect our country with this dark chapter in history
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