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Ralph Hansen photographs

Document | Accession Number: 2013.387.1

Consists of seven photographs of the aftermath of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The photographs, which depict emaciated survivors, corpses, and the burial of bodies, were taken by Ralph Hansen, a member of the 22nd Infantry regiment of the 4th Division of the United States Army.

Date
creation:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Heidi Hansen

About This Document

Document Creator
Ralph Hansen
Biography
Ralph Hansen was inducted into the United States Army in Brooklyn, New York, on March 9, 1942. He did basic training at Fort Screven, GA, and at Fort Moultrie, SC, as a radio operator. In the summer of 1943, he was sent overseas and stationed in Scotland. Assigned to the 22nd regiment, 4th division, he may have been away from his unit in April 1945 when he witnessed the aftermath of the liberation of Buchenwald.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Heidi Hansen donated her father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:12:13
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