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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…
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…
A liberator walking through Ohrdruf near barrack 19Content 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…
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…
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…
A scaffold in OhrdrufContent 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…
Army troops at OhrdrufContent 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…
Captain John Henry Baker Jr. interviewContent Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Captain Baker served with Company B, 260th Infantry [Regiment] of the 65th Division of the 3rd Army…
Charred remains of corpses of prisoners burned on a section of railroad track in the camp [Ohrdruf]Content Note: Numbered 77 on the reverse.