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"Shot by SS just before we got there" [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A liberator, his rifle slung over his shoulder, squats down to pose with the corpse of a prisoner. He has a cigarette in his mouth and is not wearing his helmet. The corpse is on a path with a low…
"Lined in rows. Total bodies here now 100" [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A line of liberators files past a row of corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. Each corpse has a white stake laid on it. Numbered 49 on the reverse.
"Huge pit of blood, decayed flesh, etc." [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Additional caption text: "Note foot and leg in pit." Numbered 50 on the reverse.
"Piles of ashes and bones" [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Two liberators walk past large piles of ashes and bones near a line of trees. Numbered 51 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoner laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. One row of corpses wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses with white stakes laid on them are visible. Liberators walk along the end of the row. 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…
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…
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 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…
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…