A concentration camp survivor shared his childhood memories of Belsen at an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in Worthing.
Rudi Oppenheimer, 70, joined mayor Valerie Sutton at the town's war memorial and more than 130 people joined in prayer at the Tabernacle church in Chapel Road.
Mr Oppenheimer said: "I gave a talk I had never done before which was very personal. I described how I saw my parents and grandparents die.
"My sister and I watched prisoners from Auschwitz stagger into our camp. They were surprised to see children as they were all murdered in their camp. But my sister and I were kept alive because she was born in England.
"The cold weather reminded me of how it was at Bergen Belsen."
After the service, Mr Oppenheimer met Max Bullock and Eric Walburton, who both served in the 43rd infantry which liberated Belsen.
Wendy Knight, of Worthing Council, said: "Rudi's words were very emotional. You could see a lot of people were visibly moved."
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