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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belsen
As we draw nearer to the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Belsen we thank all the contributors that have been in touch to continue to build this archive. 14,998 total views
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Douglas Brock Peterkin
11th Light Field Ambulance. 16,571 total views
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Cine Film at Belsen
The liberation of Bergen Belsen was one of the most photographed, documented and filmed events of the war. 27,117 total views
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Maj Benjamin George Barnett (63rd ATR)
Major Ben Barnett, one of the first British officers to arrive at Belsen, wrote: “There are no words in the English language that can give a true impression of the ghastly horrors of this camp.” 27,293 total views
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Albert Wood – ‘9’ TROOP 174 Battery 58th L.A.A
This letter was written by my uncle, Albert Wood, to his wife Jenny. 24,502 total views
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Maurice Hewlett (113th LAA)
My grandpa was 26 when he got to Bergen Belsen. 26,181 total views
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Bertram Clayton Brealey
Today (3.12.2013) at Hartshill Cemetery, Staffordshire a lady spoke to me while visiting a grave. 26,705 total views
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Burning the Huts
Stills from this British Pathe film show a number of personnel gathered to see the huts at Bergen Belsen burnt down. 24,912 total views
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Arnold R. Horwell (102 Control Section)
My father, Dr Arnold Horwell (Horwitz),who has died at the age of 92, was born in Berlin; his father, Hugo, was the director of the state spirits monopoly. 26,919 total views
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Harold Burgh (REME)
Harold Burgh, World War II veteran and former warrant officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. 27,457 total views