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Did you know... that a twice-lifesize statue (pictured) on the Scarborough seafront serves as a memorial to a man who helped liberate Bergen-Belsen concentration camp?

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Was freddie an actual prisoner of war, or was he one of the alied soldiers to rescue prisoners from the concentration camp 2A00:23C4:5BB0:2C01:7471:4E9:1A9B:805 (talk) 18:15, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He helped liberate the Bergen Belsen camp :)) 81.101.225.186 (talk) 22:24, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]