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75 years on
75 years on
75 years on from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, SSAFA remembers the British Forces who rescued 60,000 starving and sick people who suffered at the hands of Nazi oppressors. Here we have testimonies from some of the people who were there and of those who escaped the Holocaust.
The camp held Jews, prisoners of war, political prisoners, Roma (Gypsies), people deemed "asocials" by the Nazis (such as homeless, alcoholics, beggars, prostitutes), criminals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals. Approximately 50,000 people were killed there from malnutrition, disease, neglect and murder.
Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen survivor who settled in Cardiff after the war.
Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen survivor who later married a liberator in the British Army.
Kindertransport survivor and member of the British Army's Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Kindertransport survivor, Blitz evacuee and RAF airman.
Incredible fundraising effort in memory of beloved Territorial Army veteran.
The Military Wives Choirs, for any and all women with an Armed Forces connection, have been providing much needed virtual sessions during the lockdown.
Lancaster Bomber Pathfinder pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, and former Prisoner of War, Flight Lieutenant Ernie Holmes is given a birthday party to remember!
SSAFA is encouraging all UK nationals from the Armed Forces community to complete their necessary residency applications before deadlines are applied.
Tommy Clough shared his memory of the Korean War with SSAFA and Age UK's Joining Forces Digital History program.
Chandra came into contact with SSAFA when falling into debt, but so impressed was he by the help he received he soon opted to become a caseworker himself.
Sergeant Marc Johnston and his wife Victoria thought they were expecting their second child together until their 12-week scan revealed Victoria actually had a rare form of cancer. Their life changed in an instant, and that is when SSAFA stepped in.
