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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…
Jaap Grooen interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Grooen was born in Belgium in 1925 and raised in Holland. After the Germans occupied Holland, he and some other teenagers published an anti-German underground newspaper. Beginning in 1940, he…
Laundry hangs on lines in a courtyard near barracks at Mauthausen
Content Note: Numbered 14 on the reverse.
Male survivors in Mauthausen barracks
Content Note: Emaciated male survivors stand and sit between bunks or lay on bunks. Numbered 19 on the reverse.
Marie Ellifritz interview
Content Note: Transcript of a video recording. Ellifritz served with the 130th Evacuation Hospital as a nurse and witnessed the liberation of Mauthausen. Location of interview: Washington, DC (International Liberators' Conference).
The entrance to Mauthausen with a banner reading "...Espanoles Antifacitas... Saludan a las Fuerzas Liberadoras..."
Content Note: The banners hang from the top of the wall. It reads "The Spanish Anti-Fascists Salute the Liberating Forces" and was hung after the Second Armored Division of the Third Army liberated the camp. The main doors to the camp are closed. …
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.