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American troops and survivors in Mauthausen after liberation. An American flag flies above the camp.

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American troops and survivors in Mauthausen after liberation. An American flag flies above the camp.

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Caption: American troops and survivors in Mauthausen after liberation. An American flag flies above the camp.
Date: 1945 May 12
Locale: Mauthausen, [Upper Austria] Austria
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ray Buch

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Ray Buch

Source Record ID: Collections: 1990.324.19

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Keyword: CONCENTRATION CAMPS ENTRANCES FLAGS FLAGS (AMERICAN) MAUTHAUSEN SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN) SURVIVORS WALLS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Mauthausen -- LIBERATION (May 5, 1945) -- Survivors/Medical Care -- General

Record last modified:: 1996-03-13 00:00:00
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