An American guard waves through the gate a group of survivors carrying a comrade who escaped from Woebbelin a few days before its liberation by the 82nd airborne division, 9th US Army.
- Date
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1945 May 04 - 1945 May 07
- Locale
- Woebbelin, [Mecklenburg] Germany
- Photo Designation
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MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Neuengamme Sub-camps -- Woebbelin -- LIBERATION -- Survivors/Medical Care -- General
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
An American guard waves through the gate a group of survivors carrying a comrade who escaped from Woebbelin a few days before its liberation by the 82nd airborne division, 9th US Army.
The man dropped from starvation outside the enclosure as he tried to make his way back to a source of food.
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