American soldiers view the bodies of prisoners shot by the SS during the liberation of the camp.
Photograph | Photograph Number: 71518
- Photographer
- John Coulston
- Date
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1945 April 04
- Locale
- Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
- Photo Designation
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MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Inspection/Investigation
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Oscar Nathans
American soldiers view the bodies of prisoners shot by the SS during the liberation of the camp.
Some of the dead had been ordered to drop their pants before they were shot to prevent their escape.
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