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The corpses of prisoners who were summarily executed prior to the German evacuation of the camp.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 07821

The corpses of prisoners who were summarily executed prior to the German evacuation of the camp.

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Caption: The corpses of prisoners who were summarily executed prior to the German evacuation of the camp.
Photographer: John Harris
Date: 1945 April 04 - 1945 April 20
Locale: Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of John Harris

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: John Harris

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Keyword: BARRACKS BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES OHRDRUF SUB-CAMPS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Victims/Burial/Confrontation

Record last modified:: 1996-01-31 00:00:00
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