| Accession Number | P02941.018 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Oakes, Harry |
| Place made | Germany: Belsen |
| Date made | 18 April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Liberation of Belsen concentration camp
Description
Near Hanover, Germany. 18 April 1945. Inmates of Belsen concentration camp watching a bulldozer making a communal grave for the hundreds of dead bodies piled up in the camp, some of which can be seen in the foreground. The SS Troops who were guards in the camp were detailed to bury the dead, prior to the agreement to return them to their units. Imperial War Museum photograph BU4034. (Donor R. Wells)