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"There are approximately 15 men in this pile" [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Caption written on reverse of the photograph. Additional caption text: "1116 killed in this atrocity. There are approximately 15 men…
German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings at GardelegenContent Note: Writing on reverse: "Plain wooden crosses are stacked on the ground while German civilians dig graves for victims of the mass burnings…
German civilians go to bury victims, supervised by the Ninth Army [Gardelegen]Content Note: Writing on reverse: "The victims were tossed into mass grave; the civilians dug individual graves and reburied each victim." German…
Corpses of prisoners in a pile outside the barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: The corpses appear to have had lye thrown on them, and tarps cover some of the bodies. Numbered 2 on the reverse.
Badly charred corpses of prisoners [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Corpses of prisoners lie in rows in a field in preparation for burial. Numbered 1 on the reverse.
Two townspeople place the corpse of a prisoner on a white sheet at the doorway to the barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Corpses of other prisoners are visible through the doorway. …
Four townspeople carry the corpse of a prisoner out of the barn in a white sheet [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The four men lift the sheet by its corners as they walk through…
Charred corpses of prisoners inside the barn burned during the Gardelegen MassacreContent Note: Photograph is out of focus. Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". The corpses lie in a row…
A Liberator views the charred corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape from the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: Label on the reverse side of the photograph reads "500 burned alive". Two of the charred corpses lie outside the barn door. The…
Townspeople burying the victims of the Gardelegen MassacreContent Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in rows in an open field. Townspeople dig graves for them. Numbered 13 on the reverse.