“There in that place of evil memory”. Early Anglo‑Canadian responses to the “discovery” of Auffanglager Breendonk
Based on evidence from Anglo-Canadian media, this paper argues that the discovery of Auffanglager Breendonk prompted significant responses in the fall of 1944. Historical writing on liberation needs to include a variety of sites to show how the western media confronted skepticism about atrocities, a...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/temoigner, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lenguaje: | Anglais |
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Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | Based on evidence from Anglo-Canadian media, this paper argues that the discovery of Auffanglager Breendonk prompted significant responses in the fall of 1944. Historical writing on liberation needs to include a variety of sites to show how the western media confronted skepticism about atrocities, and offered reflections on the reasons for the war and the challenges for the postwar world. |
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