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View of the electrified fence that surrounded Ebensee, a sub-camp of Mauthausen.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 65530
View of the electrified fence that surrounded Ebensee, a sub-camp of Mauthausen. The original caption reads: "The charged wires that surrounded the camp and lookout tower,"

View of the electrified fence that surrounded Ebensee, a sub-camp of Mauthausen.

The original caption reads: "The charged wires that surrounded the camp and lookout tower,"

Date
May 1945
Locale
Ebensee, Austria
Photo Designation
MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Mauthausen Sub-Camps -- Ebensee -- LIBERATION -- Views -- General
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Felix Uhrinek

About This Photograph

Biography
Felix Uhrinek served as a Sergeant Major of the 774th Tank Battalion and participated in the liberation of Ebensee. After leaving the army he rejoined as a reservist, eventually rising to the rank of colonel.

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Felix Uhrinek
Source Record ID: Collections: 2004
Second Record ID: Collections: 2004.678
 
Record last modified: 2012-10-23 00:00:00
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