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Townspeople shroud corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two male civilians begin to wrap a corpse in a white sheet. Three rows of corpses (some shrouded) are visible. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. One row of corpses is clothed, but the row the men are working on are naked and…
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Three rows of corpses and two rows of corpses wrapped in white sheets. Liberators walk between the rows. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 91 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two rows of corpses and three rows of corpses wrapped in white sheets. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Liberators stand at the end of the rows. An Army truck is visible in the background Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S.…
A row of corpses of prisoners waiting to be prepared for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Beyond the corpses' feet, two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth are visible. All the bodies are clothed. Liberators stand at the end of the rows (only their legs are visible.) Stamp on…
Liberators observe corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Many liberators stand or walk behind a row of corpses and two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. The corpse in the foreground is an emaciated, naked male prisoner. Some of the bodies…
Liberators observe corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Many liberators stand or walk behind a row of shrouded corpses and two rows of corpses. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Some of the bodies are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner…
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial near a pile of stakes [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: A row of corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. They are clothed and each has a stake laid on it. On the lefthand side, a neat stack of stakes is visible. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 86 on…
Townspeople dig individual graves for corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Civilians use shovels and picks to dig a row of individual graves. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 85 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two rows of corpses waiting to be wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth. A white stake lies on each corpse. Some of the corpses are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army…
Liberators oversee townspeople preparing the corpses of prisoners for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Writing on reverse: "Upper left -- Mr. Brown". At the end of a row of corpses of prisoners wrapped in white cloth, two civilians wrap another corpse. Each corpse has a white stake laid on top of it. Corpses waiting to be wrapped are…