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SS men lie on the ground of the camp after American soldiers shot them.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 75146

SS men lie on the ground of the camp after American soldiers shot them.

The original caption reads" SS men wounded. One holding his wooden leg."

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Caption: SS men lie on the ground of the camp after American soldiers shot them.

The original caption reads" SS men wounded. One holding his wooden leg."
Date: 1945 April 29
Locale: Dachau, [Bavaria] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Anonymous Donor

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Anonymous Donor

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Keyword: CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES DACHAU GUARDS PROSTHESES SS (DEATHS HEAD/TOTENKOPFVERBAND) SUMMARY PUNISHMENT/REVENGE
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Dachau -- LIBERATION -- Summary Justice/Revenge

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