The fourth episode of the series follows our veterans past the Battle of the Bulge and through the Siegfried Line as they battle their way into Germany, only to discover the horror of concentration camps. Combining recollections of veterans and holocaust survivors, a distinct picture is drawn of the inhumanity that the Nazi command structure forced upon those they deemed undesirable. The stories are heart-breaking but tell a vivid story of heroism and the will to survive when surrounded by the horrors of war. Produced by SCETV and The State Newspaper.

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Liberation, Part 1
Episode 1

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This segment features remembrances of prison camps and describes Hitler's "Mein Kampf," and the plan to annihilate the Jewish people. Those interviewed provide their remembrances of what occurred. The...
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Liberation, Part 2
Episode 2

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Veterans share their recollections of the Battle of the Bulge and the siege of Bastogne. It was the cold winter in 50 years, and they were not dressed for the cold. The sky was blackened with shells...
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Liberation, Part 3
Episode 3

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Veterans reflect on being captured and taken prisoner or killed by the Germans. It was bitter cold, but the Americans knew better than to complain. There was never any food and there was nothing to...
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Liberation, Part 4
Episode 4

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Diny Adkins recalls being taken in by an elderly couple who later couldn't take care of her, so they took her to a nun. The nun kept her hidden in a closet and was very cold and mean to her. The nun...
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Liberation, Part 5
Episode 5

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The Siegfried Line ran along the entire border of Germany from north to south. There was barbed wire, and there were land mines, and Dragon's Teeth, which were concrete blocks, that no tank could pass...
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Liberation, Part 6
Episode 6

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Veterans who arrived to rescue people in the camps describe what they saw; human skeletons barely alive, and some not able to walk. Some were fed too much, too soon, and died from overeating. Bodies...