Major J.W. Bost of the 35th Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army, interrogates Lieutenant Herman Meyer (left), who was a Nazi storm trooper at the Lahde concentration camp near Hanover, Germany. Bost is holding a leather thong whip which Meyer said he used only to "beat rugs." Liberated prisoners claimed he used it to whip the prisoners.
Overview
- Caption
- Major J.W. Bost of the 35th Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army, interrogates Lieutenant Herman Meyer (left), who was a Nazi storm trooper at the Lahde concentration camp near Hanover, Germany. Bost is holding a leather thong whip which Meyer said he used only to "beat rugs." Liberated prisoners claimed he used it to whip the prisoners.
- Date
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1945 May 04
- Locale
- Lahde, Germany
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Copyright: Public DomainSource Record ID: 208-YE-"Lest We Forget" ExhibitionSecond Record ID: 153-Case files 1944-49--box 313--file 12-639 to 12-646
Keywords & Subjects
- Record last modified:
- 2018-02-08 00:00:00
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