A Polish survivor from the Woebbelin concentration camp, drops dead from malnutrition at the side of the road shortly after his liberation. A U.S. soldier tries in vain to administer aid to the man, while in the background liberated Polish women pass by carrying shoes confiscated from local German women.
Photograph | Photograph Number: 19142
- Date
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1945 May 04 - 1945 May 10
- 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
A Polish survivor from the Woebbelin concentration camp, drops dead from malnutrition at the side of the road shortly after his liberation. A U.S. soldier tries in vain to administer aid to the man, while in the background liberated Polish women pass by carrying shoes confiscated from local German women.
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Record last modified: 1996-06-18 00:00:00
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