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Ohrdruf death camp

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General Eisenhower inspects the camp after liberation
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General Eisenhower inspects the camp after liberation
Ohrdruf death camp Nazi concentration camp located near Weimar. It was part of the Buchenwald camp network.

It was liberated on April 4, 1945, by the 4th Armored Division and the 355th Infantry Regiment of the 89th Infantry Division, U.S. Third Army. It was the first Nazi concentration camp liberated by American allies on April 4, 1945.

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