A Comet tank of British 11th Armored Division outside the gate of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp as British troops were first arriving at the camp, 15 Apr 1945.

Caption   A Comet tank of British 11th Armored Division outside the gate of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp as British troops were first arriving at the camp, 15 Apr 1945. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   BU3928
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 15 Apr 1945
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 21 Nov 2019

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Licensing  Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.



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