An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
Photograph | Photograph Number: 08755
- Date
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1945 June 20
- Locale
- Neuengamme, Germany
- Photo Designation
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MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Neuengamme -- LIBERATION
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
Flying Organization 19B5; Mission: 9033/2-1; Scale: 1/40,600; Altitude: 20,300';
One of a series of aerial photographs taken by Allied reconnaissance units under the command of the U.S. Army Air Force. The photos were used to plan bombing raids, determine the accuracy of bombing sorties, or make damage assessments. A typical sortie employed two cameras equipped with lenses of different focal lengths.
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Record last modified: 1998-03-23 00:00:00
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