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Austrian civilians are forced to bury the corpses of deceased prisoners in the Gusen concentration camp.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 90707

Austrian civilians are forced to bury the corpses of deceased prisoners in the Gusen concentration camp.

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Caption: Austrian civilians are forced to bury the corpses of deceased prisoners in the Gusen concentration camp.
Date: Circa 1945 May 06 - 1946 May 15
Locale: Gusen, [Upper Austria] Austria

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: John William Schafer

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Keyword: ANIMALS ANIMALS (HORSES) AUSTRIANS BURIAL FORCED CONFRONTATION GUSEN MASS GRAVES MAUTHAUSEN SHOVELS SUB-CAMPS TOOLS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Mauthausen Sub-Camps -- Gusen -- LIBERATION -- Victims/Burial/Confrontation

Record last modified:: 2011-03-16 00:00:00
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