Nazi concentration subcamp Leipzig-Thekla liberated 80 years ago today (Apr 19 1945)

Video: 'Memory of the Camps (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
(liberation at 51:26)

(Thursday, April 19, 1945; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — Leipzig-Thekla, a subcamp of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Leipzig, Germany, was liberated today by the U.S. 69th Infantry Division.

The camp had been established in September 1943 to supply labor for the German war effort. At its height, Leipzig-Thekla held approximately 1,400 prisoners.

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