Berga concentration camp - Wikipedia
WEBCNN. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-24. Berga an der Elster was a slave labor camp where 350 U.S. soldiers were beaten, starved, and forced to work in tunnels for the …
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Berga-Elster ("Schwalbe V") | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WEBBerga-Elster ("Schwalbe V") Millions of people suffered and died in camps, ghettos, and other sites during the Holocaust. The Nazis and their allies oversaw more than 44,000 …
American POWs at Berga Concentration Camp - Jewish …
WEBThe fatality rate in Berga, including the march, was the highest of any camp where American POWs were held—nearly 20 percent—and the 70-73 men who were killed represented approximately six percent of all Americans …
Concentration Camps: Berga am Elster Overview - Jewish Virtual …
WEBBetween November 28, 1944 and April 7, 1945, 313 prisoners died in the camp. 4 Berga survivors reported deaths from shootings, disease, starvation, physical abuse, and work …
Berga concentration camp - Wikiwand
WEBAn American soldier questions a civilian from a nearby town in the Berga-Elster concentration camp. The labor camp formed part of Germany's secret plan to use …
WWII slave soldiers reunite after 64 years, prepare for …
WEBJun 3, 2009 · Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten,...
Berga POW Camp - Kilroy Was Here
WEBBerga Camp and its Origins. Anthony wasn't the only US serviceman to be taken prisoner; as many as three hundred and fifty soldiers were held within the walls of these places. Many where taken and kept at the place in …
Slave soldiers honored, called 'national treasures'
WEBJun 8, 2009 · Berga was a subcamp of the notorious concentration camp Buchenwald. "These men were abused and put under some of the most horrific conditions," the general told a private gathering of Berga...
'Berga' Tells of Nazi Slave Camp, U.S. Captives : NPR
WEBMay 27, 2003 · Robert Siegel. Listen. Playlist. During World War II, American soldiers suspected of being Jewish were captured by the Nazis and sent off to a German slave …
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database
WEBAbstract: Includes a list of 350 American soldiers (most captured during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge) held in the Berga am Elster concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald, …
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