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History Learning Site Account
When Bergen-Belsen was handed over to British troops in April 1945, little could have prepared them for what they saw at the concentration camp. Belsen had originally been built as a prison for those arrested in Nazi Germany itself. However, as the war in Europe drew to a close in 1945, prisoners from Eastern Europe had been moved to the camp. When the British got to Belsen on April 15th, the prisoners were in appalling conditions and between 400 to 500 were dying each day. 10,959 total views
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Sgt. Lewis Stagnetto, 317 FSS, Intelligence Corps
In 1942, Lewis Stagnetto volunteered for the Armed Forces, aged 18, at Glasgow. 11,425 total views
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Eric Trimmer (Medical Student)
Trimmer was born on 11 June 1923 in London. 11,885 total views
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113th Durham Light Infantry at Belsen
Another still from the cine film taken at Belsen (23rd/24th April). 10,811 total views
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Charles Philip Sharp (113th LAA)
Charles Philip Sharp, known as Philip, was born on April 2, 1912, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He had a sister Mignon. Philip had been in the Territorial Army for several years when it was called to duty during the Munich crisis in summer 1938. 11,780 total views
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Belsen Camp Layout
Dr. William Robert Fitzgerald Collis report from the British Medical Journal 09 June 1945.BELSEN CAMP 11,827 total views
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Alexander Findlay
Alexander Findlay (born 1908). 10,406 total views
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E M Griffin, RAMC
E M Griffin. No 7 Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory. 9,585 total views
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John Valls – 9th Armoured Div New
John Valls, a beloved Laredoan and war hero, passed away on Friday at age 95 due to congestive heart failure. 10,119 total views
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Francis, George Fisher (113th LAA)
I recently discovered a small book of poetry which was written by my Dad prior and during WW2. He wasn’t the greatest poet, but its treasured by the family and I thought it would be a nice touch to create a photobook for our family. 11,405 total views
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