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German civilians digging graves for corpses found in Ohrdruf by the U.S. Army.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 00600

German civilians digging graves for corpses found in Ohrdruf by the U.S. Army.

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Caption: German civilians digging graves for corpses found in Ohrdruf by the U.S. Army.
Date: 1945 April 10 - 1945 April 15
Locale: Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of William M. Peisner

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: William M. Peisner

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Keyword: BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS FORCED CONFRONTATION GERMANS GRAVES/MARKERS/TOMBSTONES OHRDRUF SUB-CAMPS
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Victims/Burial/Confrontation

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