On This Day: May 5, 1985 - President Reagan Speaks at Bergen-Belsen

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On This Day: May 5, 1985 - President Reagan Speaks at Bergen-Belsen.

On May 5, 1985, President Ronald Reagan delivered a solemn speech at the site of the former Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in West Germany. His visit came during a controversial trip that also included a stop at a German military cemetery in Bitburg, but at Bergen-Belsen, the tone was reverent and reflective.

Reagan honored the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and spoke of the horrors that took place on the grounds where he stood. His remarks acknowledged the suffering and called...
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