The Soviet Union was the first country to liberate the Jews. The United States reached the camps in April and May, 1945.
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Liberation took place camp by camp as the Allies advanced. Most Jews were dead by the time the Allies reached the camps.
The Nazis. To say 'freed' is a bit of a kindness, they marched them out. They did also leave those too sick to walk to fend for themselves.
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Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945. By that time there was only about 7,500 prisoners still in the camp, most of them desperately ill.
Answer As the US and British troops advanced from the West and the Russian troops advanced from the East, they over-ran and liberated the camps. Since many of the camps were in Poland, the Russians liberated most of the camps.
As the Allies advanced, they liberated the various camps and of course freed the prisoners, whether Jewish or not. The first camp to be liberated was Majdanek (in Poland), which was liberated by the Soviet Army on 22 July 1944. Another camp liberated early was the small camp of Breendonck near Antwerp, Belgium (liberated on 2 September 1944. In many cases prisoners were too ill and weak to be released at once and it took a long time to nurse them back to health. Some died of disease after the camps were liberated.
The Allied military. 'Liberation' - refers to when the military took the territory where the camps were situated and the Nazis no longer could control the area, often the liberation would take place over a period of days or weeks where the guards changed from Nazis to Allies.
The camps in Poland were liberated by the Soviet Army; those in Western Europe and most of those in Germany and Austria by the US and British Armies.
allied soldiers
Soviets in the East
British, American,Canadian (and French and others) in the west
Auschwitz I, II and III (that is, all the sections of Auschwitz on the main site) were liberated by the Soviet 322nd Rifle Army on 27 January 1945.
Until they died or freed.
Germany's allies, known as the axis, did not free the prisoners in camps. The allied armies freed the prisoners.
The allies freed the camps in July 1944
Over 100,000 people were freed from POW camps, concentration camps, and hiding places after World War 2.
they 'liberated' the concentration camps, rather than 'freed' them, as they were generally un-guarded. otherwise the answer would be: the allies, ie; Canada, Britain, Soviet Union, United States, France, Holland, Poland and many others.
allied forces arrived at the camps and freed the prisoners
Until they died or freed.
Germany's allies, known as the axis, did not free the prisoners in camps. The allied armies freed the prisoners.
The allies freed the camps in July 1944
The Allies; the British, Americans, and Soviets.
Over 100,000 people were freed from POW camps, concentration camps, and hiding places after World War 2.
When the prisoners were freed from the Nazi concentration camps, Ellie Wiesel described how some struggled to find purpose and meaning after their horrific experiences, while others succumbed to despair and trauma. Some survivors went on to share their stories in hopes of preventing such atrocities from happening again.
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they 'liberated' the concentration camps, rather than 'freed' them, as they were generally un-guarded. otherwise the answer would be: the allies, ie; Canada, Britain, Soviet Union, United States, France, Holland, Poland and many others.
All kinds of people were put into Nazi concentration camps during World War II. One of the hardest hit communities were the Jews of Europe (and some from North Africa, too). About six million died in concentration camps, though there were survivors.
Nazi concentration camps ~ see link below .
What kind of question is this? They were liberated because the Nazis were torturing and exterminating thousands of people every day. They liberated the camps because they were decent human beings.