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The corpse of an SS guard killed by survivors in Ohrdruf.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 10322

The corpse of an SS guard killed by survivors in Ohrdruf.

Overview

Caption: The corpse of an SS guard killed by survivors in Ohrdruf.
Photographer: Ray Young
Date: 1945 April 04 - 1945 April 10
Locale: Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of John Coulston

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: John Coulston

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Keyword: BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMPS CORPSES OHRDRUF SS (SCHUTZSTAFFELN) SUB-CAMPS SUMMARY PUNISHMENT/REVENGE
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Buchenwald Sub-Camps -- Ohrdruf -- LIBERATION -- Summary Justice/Revenge

Record last modified:: 1996-01-25 00:00:00
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