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Corpses of prisoners killed in Ohrdruf shortly before the camp's liberation.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 49381

Corpses of prisoners killed in Ohrdruf shortly before the camp's liberation.

Overview

Caption: Corpses of prisoners killed in Ohrdruf shortly before the camp's liberation.
Date: 1945 April 04
Locale: Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Mr. Roy Rodriguez

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Mr. Roy Rodriguez

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES OHRDRUF SUB-CAMPS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Victims/Burial/Confrontation

Administrative Notes

Biography: Roy Rodriguez served with the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, of the 4th Armored Division.

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