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New photos from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp might show the grave of Anne Frank | Metro News

The Nazi concentration camps were liberated by allies of the Second World War . . . they found camps filled with sick and starving people including children and babies the Germans attempted to hide the evidence of mass murder by trying to demolish the gas chambers, but parts remained as evidence prisoners were forced on death marches with no food or water or shoes or warm clothes and of course tens of thousands died before reaching a destination some were shot when they could not keep up . . . Bergen-Belsen camp was liberated by the British forces what they found I am sure haunted the soldiers forever thousands, thousands of dead bodies lay strewn throughout the camp barracks held 60,000 starving ill people including children and they found mass graves and cremation ovens this is what happens when a dictator tries to exterminate a race of people . . . On April 15, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated by the British Forces - what they found is unfathomable to comprehend. ______________________________ September 18, 2030 Poetry/Narrative/A Historic Event Copyright Protected, ID 20-1287-758-03 All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France Written for the contest, A Historic Event sponsor, William Kekaula Second Place

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Hilo Poet

Date: 9/24/2020 6:57:00 PM

A poignant time during that period and so heinous the crime, some disbelieved, Constance, yours was decently penned, blessings my friend on your honorable placement, Aloha! William

Constance La France
Date: 9/28/2020 8:59:00 AM

William, thanks for another inspiring contest and my placement, writing this poem brought with it a lot of tears for what these people suffered, yes there are so who still disbelieve but I do not know how they can explain the evidence _Constance

Joanna Daniel

Date: 9/18/2020 10:51:00 PM

Horrific history, Constance, you have written well:) I too chose to write on the holocaust...

Constance La France
Date: 9/19/2020 8:34:00 AM

Jo, thank you for the compliment on my poem and I am going to go look at your holocaust poem _Constance

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/18/2020 11:17:00 AM

Be sure to send Donald J. Trump a copy! Aloha! Rico

Constance La France
Date: 9/19/2020 8:40:00 AM

Rico, thank you for visiting my poem and commenting, yes I think Trump and Hitler have the same cold hearts _Constance

Daniel Turner

Date: 9/18/2020 9:12:00 AM

...and yet some folks still say it never happened. The more we talk about it, the less likely we are to repeat such horror. Good luck, Constance. bound to be close to the top.

Constance La France
Date: 9/19/2020 8:42:00 AM

Daniel, thanks for visiting and commenting, yes I have heard of those non believers, I wonder how they explain all the photographs taken during the liberation of the camps _Constance

Bobby May

Date: 9/18/2020 8:44:00 AM

This, I am sure will be a sad one, so far so good Sis! lol

Constance La France
Date: 9/19/2020 8:44:00 AM

Bobby, thanks for visiting my not complete poem, all done now, I wept while writing this poem, it cuts deep in the heart, how can the non believers deny the photographs and accounts of the survivors, how _Constance