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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…
Elizabeth O. Brown interviewContent Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Brown's husband served with the 665th Topographical Engineers and witnessed the liberation of…
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Budansky served with the 171 Division of the Russian Army (a tank corps) and saw the Vilna, Riga, and…
Corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: The charred corpses of prisoners lie in a pile at one of the doors to the barn. The remains of the gasoline-soaked straw are visible…
Liberators view the corpses of prisoners who died while trying to escape the burning barn [Gardelegen Incident]Content Note: The still-smoking, charred corpses of prisoners lie in a pile at one of the doors to the barn. The remains of the gasoline-soaked straw…
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.
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Campbell served with the 180th Engineers and witnessed the liberation of a camp near Fallersleben,…
Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Carlquist served with the 1st Army and witnessed the liberation of Buchenwald. Place of interview:…
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…
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…