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Liberators observe corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Several liberators observe two rows of prisoner corpses. Each corpse has a white stake laid on his chest. What appear to be white cloths above the second row of corpses' heads may be corpses already wrapped for burial. Numbered 16 on…
Two corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two corpses of male prisoners laid on their backs with white stakes laid on top of them. Above their heads are two folded, white cloths. What appear to be the feet of prisoners already shrouded for burial are visible at the top of the…
Townspeople burying the corpses of prisoners (from a distance) [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: On the left hand side of the photo a row of open, individual graves is visible. The further graves have white stakes driven into the ground above them. In the center of the photo in the distance, townspeople are digging. Numbered 21…
German civilians view corpses of prisoners under supervision of liberators [Mauthausen]
Content Note: In the foreground, the naked corpses of female prisoners lie on the ground in rows. Cloth or clothing lies between and around the corpses. In the background, liberators and what appear to be German civilians stand looking at the…
Two liberators view a row of corpses of female prisoners [Mauthausen]
Content Note: The liberators' helmets have "MP" on them. The corpses are emaciated and naked. Numbered 16 on the reverse.
Pile of clothes [Dachau]
Content Note: Large pile of clothes near a building. Soldiers walk near the building. Numbered 1 on the reverse.
Close-up of corpses of prisoners [Dachau]
Content Note: Close-up of corpses of prisoners piled several deep, feet towards the camera. The corpses are naked. Numbered 2 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners in a room [Dachau]
Content Note: View through double doors of a building. Corpses have been piled inside. The ones to the right appear to be covered with some sort of cloth or tarp. Numbered 3 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners loaded in an open railroad car [Dachau]
Content Note: Side door of the railroad car is open, revealing corpses. They appear to be clothed. Numbered 4 on the reverse.
Corpses lying at the foot of a tall wall [Dachau]
Content Note: Three corpses lying at the foot of a solid wall. They are clothed. Soldiers are visible walking in the background. Numbered 5 on the reverse.