Monday, April 12, 2021

"May we never forget what evil men can do when they are appeased by the rest of the world."

Seventy-six years ago today,
General Eisenhower met Generals Bradley and Patton at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp. Afterward, Eisenhower also ordered every American soldier in the area who was not on the front lines to visit Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. He wanted them to see for themselves what they were fighting against.
Later, he cabled Army Chief of Staff George Marshall to explain the horrors of what he saw.
Read more here: https://lidblog.com/yom-hashoah-holocaust-remembrance/

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