Displaced persons line up for lunch in the International Refugee Organization Center at Camp Grohn in Bremen, Germany.prior to boarding a transport.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 40954

Overview

Caption: Displaced persons line up for lunch in the International Refugee Organization Center at Camp Grohn in Bremen, Germany.prior to boarding a transport.

Camp Grohn was a military base of the U.S. Army after the end of World War II. It became the largest displaced persons camp, housing as many as 5000 displaced persons prior to their emigrating to the United States or elsewhere.

The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: "DP Transport lining up for lunch in IRO Center, Bremen Grohn, Germany."
Photographer: Henry C. Steeber
Date: Circa 1946 - 1949
Locale: Bremen, [Hannover] Germany

Photo Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

Copyright: Exclusively with source

Provenance: Henry C. Steeber
Restriction: NOT FOR RELEASE without the permission of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

Keyword: BREMEN DP CAMPS/CENTERS DPS (JEWISH) DPS (NON-JEWISH) FOOD (DISTRIBUTION) IRO (INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION) QUEUES
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Bricha/Emigration -- Leaving for North and South America/Australia/Great Britain -- From Germany -- General