In the early 1990s I was a cameraman at ITN, and worked on one of the major of D-Day. I was filming in a café in Normandy with a group of British veterans, when one of them took me by the arm and said “Don’t ever let anybody tell you that the Holocaust never happened. I was one of those that… 1/2 - ThreadSky

cameramanjim.bsky.social • 41 days ago

In the early 1990s I was a cameraman at ITN, and worked on one of the major of D-Day. I was filming in a café in Normandy with a group of British veterans, when one of them took me by the arm and said “Don’t ever let anybody tell you that the Holocaust never happened. I was one of those that… 1/2

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cameramanjim.bsky.social•41 days ago

liberated Belsen, and my mate drove a tractor scooping up bodies. He lost his mind, and never recovered. So please tell everybody it actually happened!”
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cornucopist.bsky.social•40 days ago

My Dad liberated Belsen. Never spoke about it but affected him forever.

emilyobyrne.bsky.social•40 days ago

My uncle was also a liberator at Belsen. He never spoke about it.

catus14.bsky.social•40 days ago

Yes, I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau (which I found even more chilling due to the industrial organization of murder there) in 2000. I still think about it every day

cathaguamia.bsky.social•40 days ago

My dad, a medical student in London, went to Belsen after liberation to help treat survivors.

kenhayesnh.bsky.social•40 days ago

The vets of WWII hold a dear place in my heart. My FIL was a bombardier of a B-24 out of North Africa - 52 missions. But, it is more than that. Men and Women from every walk of life - in battle and stateside - had their part in the war.
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kenhayesnh.bsky.social•40 days ago

I can't even dare to think of what that Vet and his Mate had to live with for the rest of their lives. God bless them all.
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curatorian.bsky.social•40 days ago

Your film cameramen ancestors did a good job filming the aftermath at Belsen. A vital service to humanity, I would say.

milesm888.bsky.social•40 days ago

Having visited Auschwitz I am in no doubt about the Holocaust. Sadly, ethnic cleansing didn’t stop there.

firetower.bsky.social•40 days ago

One of the things that always puzzles me is that anyone can think it didn't happen when it was so meticulously documented and so many of the records still exist.

stevewmobb.bsky.social•40 days ago

I don't believe anyone denies the holocaust in good faith.

cameramanjim.bsky.social•40 days ago

You’re probably right Steve.

malcolmfx.bsky.social•39 days ago

Saw this on threads and moved to bluesky to read the full story

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