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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 beneath them. (View from outside the barn) Numbered 15 on the reverse.
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 are visible beneath them. A group of liberators stand outside the barn looking at the corpses.…
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 liberator stands next to the door frame looking at those two corpses. Other corpses lie inside 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 perpendicular to the barn walls. Numbered 5 on the reverse.
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 the barn door. Numbered 4 on the reverse.
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. Numbered 6 on the reverse.
Badly charred corpses of prisoners [Gardelegen Incident]
Content Note: Corpses of prisoners lie in rows in a field in preparation for burial. Numbered 1 on the reverse.
Corpses of prisoners in a pile outside the barn [Gardelegen Incident]
Content Note: The corpses appear to have had lye thrown on them, and tarps cover some of the bodies. Numbered 2 on the reverse.
Bernard L. Hansen interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Hansen served with the 411th Field Artillery Group and witnessed the Gardelegen Massacre. Location of interview: Atlanta, Georgia.