On April 11, 1945, the American Third Army entered Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany, and freed the prisoners. The prisoners in Buchenwald were used for slave labor and for medical experiments. There were no gas chambers, but many died monthly from disease, malnutrition, beatings, and executions. Among those saved by the Americans was Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), who would go on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
