Survivors in Buchenwald after liberation. The two men on the ground are suffering from starvation.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 09797

Overview

Caption: Survivors in Buchenwald after liberation. The two men on the ground are suffering from starvation.

The inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Typical prisoners Buchenwald Prison Camp. 5/7/45. Two laying down, were to [sic] weak to say 'thank you,' just nodded their heads about an inch."
Date: 1945 May 07
Locale: Buchenwald, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Betty Cunliffe

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Betty Cunliffe

Keyword: BARRACKS BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS SURVIVORS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald -- LIBERATION -- Survivors -- General