Liberation of Belsen concentration camp

Accession Number P02941.021
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Near Hanover, Germany. 18 April 1945. A British Brigadier talking to a group of male inmates of Belsen concentration camp, watched by a group of British soldiers in the background. Imperial War Museum photograph BU4042. (Donor R. Wells)

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