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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 scaffold in Ohrdruf
Content Note: A scaffold near the barracks. Three liberators stand behind it, looking at it. Numbered 76 on the reverse.
Charred remains of corpses of prisoners burned on a section of railroad track in the camp [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Numbered 77 on the reverse.
Civilians unload corpses of prisoners from trucks [Bergen-Belsen]
Content Note: Male and female civilians remove emaciated corpses of prisoners from trucks. Liberators supervise their work. Numbered 15 on the reverse.
Leg sticking out of a pit of human remains [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Numbered 79 on the reverse.
Liberators observe corpses of prisoners and talk with survivors [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Clothed corpses of executed prisoners lie in the foreground. Liberators walk and stand behind them. On the lefthand side, a small group of liberators talk to some survivors, one of whom gestures to the right. A barrack is visible in…
Three liberators pose behind a stack of prisoner corpses [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: The corpses are stacked with either their heads or their feet toward the camera next to a building. They are emaciated, and some are clothed while others are not. Two of the liberators are wearing gloves. Numbered 78 on the reverse.
Townspeople digging individual graves for the corpses of prisoners [Ohrdruf]
Content Note: Male civilians use shovels and picks to dig graves. Liberators stand over them with rifles slung over their shoulders, observing their work. Numbered 74 on the reverse.