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A watch tower in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 48901

A watch tower in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Overview

Caption: A watch tower in the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Photographer: Arnold Rennert
Date: 1945 June 06
Locale: Buchenwald, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Richard L. Rennert

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Richard L. Rennert

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS EXTERIORS VIEWS WATCH TOWERS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald -- LIBERATION -- Views -- General

Administrative Notes

Biography: Cpl. Arnold Rennert (the father of the donor, 9/15/1916-1/29/2004) served in the 7th Corps, 18th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Army.

Record last modified:: 2009-04-08 00:00:00
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