Overview

• Ceremonies are taking place in Lower Saxony and Bavaria to honor the 80th anniversaries of the Allied liberations of Bergen-Belsen and Flossenbürg concentration camps.
• High-profile attendees include survivors, descendants, and dignitaries like Angela Rayner, Ron Prosor, Stephan Weil, Markus Söder, and Claudia Roth.
• Events include wreath-laying at Flossenbürg’s 'Tal des Todes' and the reburial of remains recently uncovered during construction work.
• Over 60 child survivors and 400 family members of Bergen-Belsen victims are participating, emphasizing the importance of generational memory.
• Bergen-Belsen and Flossenbürg memorial sites now serve as educational centers, highlighting the atrocities where over 82,000 individuals perished during Nazi rule.