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Austrian civilians are forced to bury corpses in a mass grave in the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 63650

Austrian civilians are forced to bury corpses in a mass grave in the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Overview

Caption: Austrian civilians are forced to bury corpses in a mass grave in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
Date: May 1945
Locale: Mauthausen, [Upper Austria] Austria
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ross Snowdon

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Ross Snowdon

Source Record ID: Collections: 1999.236

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Keyword: AUSTRIANS BURIAL CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES FORCED CONFRONTATION MASS GRAVES SHOVELS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Mauthausen -- LIBERATION (May 5, 1945) -- Victims (The Dead) -- Burial/Confrontation

Administrative Notes

Biography: Ross Snowden was born on July 2, 1922 and enlisted in the US Army on August 19, 1940. He subsequently was attached as chaplain to the 11th Armored Division with the rank of Master Sergeant. He was part of Division Headquarters when it overran the unfinished fourth stone wall of Mauthausen concentration camp on May 5, 1945. Chaplain Snowden oversaw the forced reburial of corpses by nearby villagers, telling them that it was their responsibility to have known what was going on in their midst. Chaplain Snowden returned to Mauthausen in 1985 to dedicate a plaque to the 11th Armored Division.

Record last modified:: 2008-08-13 00:00:00
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