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A group of liberators looks at the corpse of a naked, emaciated prisoner laid next to the corpses of two SS guards (1) [Ohrdruf]

Content Note: A tree branch partially obscures this image. The corpse of a male prisoner has been placed next to the bodies of two SS guards who were…

A group of liberators looks at the corpse of a naked, emaciated prisoner laid next to the corpses of two SS guards (2) [Ohrdruf]

Content Note: The corpse of a male prisoner has been placed next to the bodies of two SS guards who were murdered by the prisoners. The prisoner's…

The corpse of a naked, emaciated prisoner next to the corpses of two SS guards [Ohrdruf]

Content Note: A close up of the corpse of a male prisoner next to the bodies of two SS guards who were murdered by the prisoners. The prisoner's…

Corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]

Content Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in a pile at one of the doors to the barn. The remains of the gasoline-soaked straw are visible…

Liberators view the corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]

Content Note: The still-smoking, charred corpses of prisoners lie in a pile at one of the doors to the barn. The remains of the gasoline-soaked straw…

Townspeople burying the victims of the Gardelegen Massacre

Content Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in rows in an open field. Townspeople dig graves for them. Numbered 13 on the reverse.

A Liberator views the charred corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape from the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]

Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Two of the charred corpses lie outside the barn door. The…

Charred corpses of prisoners inside the barn burned during the Gardelegen Massacre

Content Note: Photograph is out of focus. Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The corpses lie in a row…

Four townspeople carry the corpse of a prisoner out of the barn in a white sheet [Gardelegen Incident]

Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The four men lift the sheet by its corners as they walk through…

Two townspeople place the corpse of a prisoner on a white sheet at the doorway to the barn [Gardelegen Incident]

Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Corpses of other prisoners are visible through the doorway. …