Suffering not over for Terezín inmates, as liberating troops arrived to free them

Name: Suffering not over for Terezín inmates, as liberating troops arrived to free them
Uploaded: 2025-05-09T12:29:01+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: On May 8th millions of people around Czechia rejoiced in the news that Germany had finally surrendered and the war was over. But for many inmates of the Terezín ghetto, the suffering was far from over. Many had nowhere to go and another 1,500 inmates succumbed to the typhus epidemic that spread through the camp.

Photo: Terezín Memorial

On May 8th millions of people around Czechia rejoiced in the news that Germany had finally surrendered and the war was over. But for many inmates of the Terezín ghetto, the suffering was far from over. Many had nowhere to go and another 1,500 inmates succumbed to the typhus epidemic that spread through the camp.

Terezín was a military fortress that never served its original purpose.

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Author: Daniela Lazarová