▁leadership , ▁an ▁International ▁Military ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Buch en wald ▁ ▁was ▁also ▁formed . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁as ▁American ▁troops ▁were ▁closing ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁camp , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁gu ards ▁and ▁higher ▁Naz i ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁fled . ▁The ▁prisoners ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁camp - wide ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁liber ate ▁the ▁camp ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Americans ' ▁arrival . ▁ ▁Two ▁American ▁intelligence ▁officers , ▁Eg on ▁W . ▁Fle ck ▁and ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁Edward ▁A . ▁T enen baum ▁reported ▁coming ▁across ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁armed ▁prisoners , ▁march ing ▁in ▁formation ▁outside ▁the ▁camp ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁c land est ine ▁International ▁Camp ▁Committee , ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ ▁Walter ▁Bart el ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Otto ▁Horn ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Marcel ▁Paul ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁R udi ▁Su pe k ▁ ▁Walter ▁V iel h auer ▁ ▁Min ors ▁saved ▁from ▁ex termin ation ▁▁ ▁The ▁lives ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁child ▁and ▁te en age ▁Buch en wald ▁prisoners ▁were ▁saved . ▁The ▁film ▁The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Buch en wald ▁exam ines ▁their ▁efforts ▁to ▁re - join ▁society ▁after ▁their ▁experience ▁as ▁Naz i ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁French ▁film ▁ ▁also ▁exam ines ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁children ▁surv iv ors . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁those ▁saved ▁were : ▁▁▁ ▁Im re ▁K ert ész ▁( N ob el