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

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 95955

Overview

Caption: 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 Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of John W. McMichael

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: John W. McMichael

Source Record ID: Collections: 1991.205.28

Keyword: BUCHENWALD CLOSE-UPS CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES GUARDS OHRDRUF SUB-CAMPS SUMMARY PUNISHMENT/REVENGE
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Summary Justice/Revenge