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A corpse exhumed from a mass grave in Dachau lies in a rough coffin prior to reburial.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 77131

A corpse exhumed from a mass grave in Dachau lies in a rough coffin prior to reburial.

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Caption: A corpse exhumed from a mass grave in Dachau lies in a rough coffin prior to reburial.
Date: April 1945 - May 1945
Locale: Dachau, [Bavaria] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Family of Paul Gordon

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Family of Paul Gordon

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Keyword: COFFINS CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES DACHAU EXHUMATION/REBURIAL KAUFERING IV (HURLACH)
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Dachau Sub-camps -- Kaufering (Unidentified)

Record last modified:: 2017-09-08 00:00:00
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