Nazi death camp Buchenwald quietly marks 75 years since liberation
By DW
13 April 2020 |
7:14 am
Only employees of Buchenwald's memorial site attended the anniversary event due to Germany's coronavirus lockdown measures. Authorities called out increasing right-wing extremism in a "Thuringian declaration."
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