After 36 hours of travel and lost luggage, I arrived at Celle, Germany, joining film director Mike Edwards and crew members Joel and Josh. Six hours later we were on our way to Bergen Belsen to get an interview with staff and tour the grounds and railway ramp for footage for the upcoming film 'A Train Near Magdeburg.' I will post some photos and descriptions; it was a beautiful April day, in fact the same week that the transport was loaded and evacuated.
So much respect for German historians and friends Bernd Horstmann and Stephanie Billib. Being the historian when your subjects are the 'good guys' is easy. They do the tough work here, and gave great interviews, providing context for what happened in the overall camp system, and that last spring of horrors in 1945. On to the liberation site for the 77th anniversary at Farsleben.
Railway ramp. Arrivals here walked 5KM to Belsen along this cobble roadway... 120,000 people passed thru the Exchange Camp at Belsen.Railway ramp. Arrivals here walked 5KM to Belsen along this cobble roadway... 120,000 people passed thru the Exchange Camp at Belsen.Railway ramp. Arrivals here walked 5KM to Belsen along this cobble roadway... 120,000 people passed thru the Exchange Camp at Belsen.Frank sisters memorial.The arrival/departure area, 5KM walk from the camp.The arrival/departure area, 5KM walk from the camp.The arrival/departure area, 5KM walk from the camp.House of Silence.HERE REST 5000 DEADGPS IMAGING 1945 PHOTO OVERLAY. The British burned the camp to the ground, May 1945, to control the spread of typhus.Josh and Stephanie.MR and German historian and friend since 2009 BB Custodian of the Book of Names Bernd Horstmann.MR and German historian and friend since 2009 BB Custodian of the Book of Names Bernd Horstmann.Bernd and Mike Edwards, director.
