cam ps ▁of ▁Neu eng am me ▁and ▁Rav ens br ück ▁concentration ▁camp ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁in m ates ▁arrived . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁encountered ▁W ö bb elin . ▁Living ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁arrived ▁were ▁de pl or able . ▁There ▁was ▁little ▁food ▁or ▁water ▁and ▁some ▁prisoners ▁had ▁res orted ▁to ▁can n ib al ism . ▁When ▁the ▁units ▁arrived , ▁they ▁found ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in m ates ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁camp . ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁ordered ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁in ▁Ludwig sl ust ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁b ury ▁the ▁dead . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁conducted ▁fun eral ▁services ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in m ates ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ludwig sl ust . ▁Att ending ▁the ▁ceremony ▁were ▁citizens ▁of ▁Ludwig sl ust , ▁captured ▁German ▁officers , ▁and ▁several ▁hundred ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁division . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁at ▁the ▁service ▁delivered ▁a ▁e ul ogy ▁stating ▁that : ▁ ▁" The