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"Bodies of displaced persons found in Ordruf concentration camp near Friedrichroda, Germany"
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Same scene as Erickson photo 1. Corpses of executed prisoners lie on the ground. They are clothed in prisoner uniforms and emaciated. In the background, a few liberators stand looking at the…
"Bodies of displaced persons found in Ordruf concentration camp near Friedrichordi, Germany"
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Corpses of executed prisoners lie on the ground. They are clothed in prisoner uniforms and emaciated. One liberator stands in the foreground facing them (back to the camera, visible from the…
"Ohrdruf camp which I would say was more of a slave labor camp than a concentration camp"
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Corpses of executed prisoners lying on the ground. All are dressed in prisoner uniforms. A liberator is visible on the far right walking away from the camera. Numbered 35 on the reverse.
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 corpse is naked and emaciated. His arms have been folded over his abdomen. The guards are dressed in…
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 corpse is naked and emaciated. His arms have been folded over his abdomen. The guards are dressed in…
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 murdered by the prisoners. The prisoner's corpse is naked and emaciated. His arms have been…
A group of liberators looks at the corpse of a naked, emaciated prisoner laid next to the corpses of two SS guards [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 corpse is naked and emaciated. His arms have been folded over his abdomen. The guards are dressed in…
Liberators look at two dead SS guards [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: The corpses of two SS guards lie on their backs on the ground. A swasticka insignia lies next to the one nearest to the camera. A group of liberators stands over the corpses. Numbered 95 on the reverse.
Townspeople dig individual graves for corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Male civilians use picks and shovels to dig a row of graves. In the background, men watch and walk (liberators?) Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 94 on the reverse.
Liberators oversee townspeople burying the corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Liberators in the foreground watch civilians bury corpses of prisoners (or dig graves). White stakes used to mark graves are visible over the ridge where the townspeople are digging. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner…