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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 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 (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 liberator walking through Ohrdruf near barrack 19
Content Note: A liberator walks across a yard in front of a row of barracks. He appears to be holding a camera. There is a scaffold in the right foreground. Numbered 24 on the reverse.
A naked, emaciated prisoner corpse near the corpses of executed prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: The corpse of a male prisoner who had died prior to the evacuation (and had been placed in a hut with other corpses and covered with lime) lies face down near the corpses of prisoners executed when Ohrdruf was evacuated. Liberators…
A row of corpses of prisoners waiting to be prepared for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Beyond the corpses' feet, two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth are visible. All the bodies are clothed. Liberators stand at the end of the rows (only their legs are visible.) Stamp on…
A scaffold in Ohrdruf
Content Note: A scaffold near the barracks. Three liberators stand behind it, looking at it. Numbered 76 on the reverse.
Area with corpses of executed prisoners after most have been removed for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Corpses of executed prisoners lying in an open area near some barracks. Only a small number remain compared with other photographs of the same area. A stretcher has been left near the corpses. The prisoners wear prison uniforms. …
Army troops at Ohrdruf
Content Note: Two Army jeeps in front of a large group of American troops during Eisenhower's visit to Ohrdruf. A soldier on the lefthand side (identified on the reverse as Tom Knopp) poses for the camera. Numbered 114 on the reverse.
Captain John Henry Baker Jr. interview
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Captain Baker served with Company B, 260th Infantry [Regiment] of the 65th Division of the 3rd Army and witnessed the liberation of Ohrdruf and Mauthausen. Location of interview: Savannah, Georgia.
Charred remains of corpses of prisoners burned on a section of railroad track in the camp [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Numbered 77 on the reverse.