Two German boys rom Possneck read a poster put up by the U.S. Army entitled "You Should Know About It!" which describes atrocities committed in concentration camps.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 11448

Overview

Caption: Two German boys rom Possneck read a poster put up by the U.S. Army entitled "You Should Know About It!" which describes atrocities committed in concentration camps.

Original caption:
"GERMAN BOYS VIEW HORROR CAMP PICTURES
German boys in Possneck, Germany, read a poster June 18, 1945, describing atrocities committed by the Germans in concentration camps. Allied authorities in Germany are posting descriptions of these "horror" camps in town and villages, and requiring German civilians to read them."
Date: 1945 June 18
Locale: Possneck, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Photo Source: National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Copyright: Public Domain

Source Record ID: 208-AA-211-5-2
Imperial War Museum

Copyright: Exclusively with source

Source Record ID: EA 72113

Keyword: ATROCITIES BUSINESSES CHILDREN (4-12 YEARS) CHILDREN/YOUTH CONCENTRATION CAMPS FORCED CONFRONTATION GERMANS PHOTOGRAPHS (SIGNAL CORPS) POSTERS SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS YOUTH (13-20 YEARS)
Photo Designation: LIBERATION -- Germany: General -- Forced Confrontation