| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01808.006 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 4x5", Polyester, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 4x5", Polyester, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Germany, c. 1945-04. Two staff members and an inmate (right) of an unidentified Nazi ...
Description
Germany, c. 1945-04. Two staff members and an inmate (right) of an unidentified Nazi concentration camp prepare to slide the naked and emaciated dead body of a camp prisoner into a gas oven for cremation. The inmate at right is wearing the striped shirt issued to prisoners of concentration camps. US Army units captured the camp during their advance into Germany, finding in it a mass of dead bodies of prisoners.