British Tanks enter the camp, freeing thousands of remaining emaciated prisoners. The British discover first hand the evidence of the horrors that had taken place there. Despite liberation 300 prisoners would die per day over the next two weeks as a result of malnutrition, the effects of torture and illness. For five days prior, no food or water was available for any of the stranded prisoners. Belsen provided the proof and news to stir the world, albeit years late, to the true horrific depths of the Holocaust.
American troops reach Nuremberg.
The allies are but miles away. Tens of thousands of them were killed over the past five years. Six hundred rise in revolt. The Germans kill 520 of them. Russian and United States Forces meet in Torgau, cutting Germany in half.