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Ex-German President warns of far right at Buchenwald event • Apr. 7, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
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Date 1937 - 1945

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main gate of Buchenwald concentration camp
Buchenwald concentration camp roll call
Buchenwald concentration camp prisoners
Buchenwald concentration camp crematorium
Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany
Alben W. Barkley visiting Buchenwald concentration camp
Buchenwald Memorial
Buchenwald concentration camp
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