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A group of men line up outside a building; they are being attended by five men dressed in white overalls.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 33766
A group of men line up outside a building; they are being attended by five men dressed in white overalls. On the floor are cardboard boxes, a suitcase, and two stretchers covered with clothes.

A group of men line up outside a building; they are being attended by five men dressed in white overalls.

On the floor are cardboard boxes, a suitcase, and two stretchers covered with clothes.

Date
June 1945
Locale
Luebeck, [Schleswig-Holstein; Hamburg] Germany
Photo Designation
MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Bergen-Belsen -- LIBERATION -- Survivors -- Medical Care/Disinfection/Evac
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ulla Knowles

About This Photograph

Biography
Ulla Dahlgran Knowles was born in 1924 in Stockholm. In summer 1939, she and her mother went to London, where she met refugees from Germany. Their stories made an impression on her. Her frustration led her to volunteer to help survivors after the war. In June 1945, she spent six weeks in Luebeck, Germany, caring for the sick and emaciated liberated prisoners from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. This mission was organized by Count Folke Bernadotte with the Swedish Red Cross and UNRRA.

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Ulla Knowles
Source Record ID: Collections: 2001.346
 
Record last modified: 2015-04-22 00:00:00
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