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Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two rows of corpses and three rows of corpses wrapped in white sheets. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Liberators stand at the end of the rows. An Army truck is visible in the background Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S.…
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. Three rows of corpses and two rows of corpses wrapped in white sheets. Liberators walk between the rows. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 91 on the reverse.
Townspeople shroud corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Two male civilians begin to wrap a corpse in a white sheet. Three rows of corpses (some shrouded) are visible. Each corpse has a stake laid on top of it. One row of corpses is clothed, but the row the men are working on are naked and…
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…
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 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.
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…
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…
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…