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Survivors at Buchenwald pose for a photograph taken by a U.S. Army medical officer with the 45th Evacuation Hospital.

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Survivors at Buchenwald pose for a photograph taken by a U.S. Army medical officer with the 45th Evacuation Hospital.

The 45th Evacuation Hospital arrived at Buchenwald after liberation of the camp and was tasked with providing a range of care to newly liberated inmates. Their duties were soon directed to the treatment and evacuation of inmates suffering from tuberculosis. With the assistance of several prisoners who had been camp physicians, the 45th managed to prevent further spread of the disease and to vastly improve the quality of treatment that individuals received.

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Caption: Survivors at Buchenwald pose for a photograph taken by a U.S. Army medical officer with the 45th Evacuation Hospital.

The 45th Evacuation Hospital arrived at Buchenwald after liberation of the camp and was tasked with providing a range of care to newly liberated inmates. Their duties were soon directed to the treatment and evacuation of inmates suffering from tuberculosis. With the assistance of several prisoners who had been camp physicians, the 45th managed to prevent further spread of the disease and to vastly improve the quality of treatment that individuals received.
Date: After 1945 April 28
Locale: Buchenwald, [Thuringia] Germany?
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Stephen Jacobs

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Stephen Jacobs

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS GROUP PORTRAITS PRISONERS SMOKING (CIGARETTES/CIGARS) SURVIVORS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald -- LIBERATION -- Survivors -- General

Administrative Notes

Biography: Dr. William Garrison Birch, served with the 45th Evacuation Hospital. as a U.S. Army medical officer.

Record last modified:: 2016-10-20 00:00:00
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