Death Camp Photos

Group of photos with explanations in French and English that were made available by Allied Occupation forces for distribution after the liberation of the camps.

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mound of bodies

Mound of bodies at Buchenwald, April, 1945.
mound of bodies

Mound of Bodies with American troops looking on. Buchenwald, April, 1945.
kramer at bergen-belsen

Arrest of Kramer, last Commandant of Auschwitz who loved operations to Bergen-Belsen at the end of 1944 when Auschwitz was evacuated. Kramer is shown under arrest by British military. He was tried as a war criminal and hanged.
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british troops

British troops supervising clean-up of Bergen Belsen, April, 1945.
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ss women

SS Women helping bury bodies at Bergen Belsen, April, 1945.
eisenhower at ordruf

General Eisenhower visiting camp at Ordruf.
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german national under detention

German national under detention at Bergen Belsen, April, 1945.
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quadruple crematorium

Quadruple muffle Topf Crematorium at Camp Buchenwald, after liberation." This becomes one of the icon-like images of destruction.