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The corpse of a German guard with a swastika on his chest, who was killed by inmates during the liberation of Ohrdruf.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 95954
The corpse of a German guard with a swastika on his chest, who was killed by inmates during the liberation of Ohrdruf. The photographer was an American soldier serving in the 69th Infantry Division, which participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf.

The corpse of a German guard with a swastika on his chest, who was killed by inmates during the liberation of Ohrdruf.

The photographer was an American soldier serving in the 69th Infantry Division, which participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf.

Photographer
James R. (Bob) McMichael
Date
1945 April 13
Locale
Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Designation
MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Summary Justice/Revenge
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of John W. McMichael

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: John W. McMichael
Source Record ID: Collections: 1991.205.27
 
Record last modified: 1999-07-27 00:00:00
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