A large box filled with hundreds of wedding bands sits on the floor. An unidentified soldier squats next to the box and picks up two large handfuls of rings from the box, highlighting the quantity.

Buchenwald

Buchenwald (1937-1945) was one of the largest German concentration camps established during the Holocaust. The camp encompassed at least 88 subcamps and interned approximately 250,000 prisoners, including Jews, prisoners of war, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners. Explore more content related to Buchenwald during the Holocaust. 

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