President Obama in Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel autographs a sign held by a young girl welcoming President Obama to the eastern German city of Dresden, which was rebuilt after being repeatedly bombed by the Allies in World War II. (Michael Gottschalk / AFP/Getty Images)
Dresden trams sport “Welcome Mr President” stickers during
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold talks at Dresden Castle. The two leaders later visited Buchenwald, the Nazi concentration camp that Obama’s great-uncle and other U.S. troops helped liberate. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
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President Obama speaks to the media after holding talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Dresden, Germany. (Michael Sohn / Associated Press)
President Obama, flanked by, from left, International Buchenwald Committee President Bertrand Herz, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Buchenwald concentration camp survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, tours the Nazi-run camp where thousands of Jews perished during World War II. (Ralph Orlowski / Getty Images)
President Obama tours the Buchenwald concentration camp with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
President Obama lays a white rose at a marker at Buchenwald. (Michael Kappeler / EPA/Pool)
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President Obama observes a moment of silence after placing a white rose at the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial. Obama is the first U.S. president to visit the World War II concentration camp. (Jens-Ulrich Koch / AFP/Getty Images)