US 82nd Airborne Liberates Wöbbelin Concentration Camp, May 2, 1945
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
Date: May 2, 1945
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