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Concentration Camps, 1942–45 - Photograph

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The inside of a large factory with tables in rows. Rows of prisoners sit on one side of the tables and work on materials in front of them. — Prisoners at forced labor in the Siemens factory. Auschwitz camp, Poland, 1940–44.
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Clandestine photograph, taken by a German civilian, of Dachau concentration camp prisoners on a death march south through a village ... [LCID: 81275] — Clandestine photograph, taken by a German civilian, of Dachau concentration camp prisoners on a death march south through a village on the way to Wolfratshausen. Germany, between April 26 and 30, 1945.
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Prisoners from the Dachau concentration camp on a death march south toward Wolfratshausen. [LCID: 48293] — Prisoners from the Dachau concentration camp on a death march south toward Wolfratshausen. Germany, between April 26 and 29, 1945.
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Piles of prayer shawls that belonged to Jewish victims, found after the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. [LCID: 85743] — Piles of prayer shawls that belonged to Jewish victims, found after the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. Poland, after January 1945.
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After liberation of the Auschwitz camp: a warehouse of clothes that belonged to women who were murdered. [LCID: 85653] — Scene after the liberation of the Auschwitz camp: a warehouse of clothes that belonged to women who were murdered there. Auschwitz, Poland, after January 1945.
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African American soldiers escort German civilians through a site where camp prisoners were massacred during a death march from Buchenwald. [LCID: 85740] — African American soldiers of the US Army escort German civilians through a site where camp prisoners were massacred during a death march from Buchenwald. Such tours forced Germans to recognize the crimes committed by the SS. Near Nammering, Germany, 1945.
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Former prisoners of Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme, are taken to a hospital for medical attention. [LCID: 63303] — Former prisoners of Wöbbelin, a subcamp of Neuengamme, are taken to a hospital for medical attention. Germany, May 4, 1945.
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Corpses found when UStroops liberated the Gusen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 74790a] — Corpses found when US troops liberated the Gusen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, after May 12, 1945.
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An American soldier tends to a former prisoner lying among corpses of victims at the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, near Nordhausen. [LCID: 77031] — A US soldier tends to a former prisoner lying among corpses of victims at the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, near Nordhausen. Germany, after April 10, 1945.
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An individual with light skin tone in a striped uniform hangs by a chest harness with various medical instruments attached in a mostly clear chamber. Their head has fallen forward. — A prisoner in a compression chamber loses consciousness before dying during a medical experiment simulating high altitudes. Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany, 1942.
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An emaciated man with light skin tone lays on a cot with a wrap around his upper right arm. The veins in his arm are pronounced and visible. He grimaces while a figure leans over the bed. — A Romani (Gypsy) victim of Nazi medical experiments to make seawater safe to drink. Dachau concentration camp, Germany, 1944.
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Suitcases that belonged to people deported to the Auschwitz camp. [LCID: 12022a] — Suitcases that belonged to people deported to the Auschwitz camp. This photograph was taken after Soviet forces liberated the camp. Auschwitz, Poland, after January 1945.
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Dozens of oblong bags stacked against each other. Each bag has writing on the side, describing contents and weight. Small tufts of hair are poking up between the seams of the bags. — Hair of women prisoners, prepared for shipment to Germany, found at the liberation of Auschwitz. Poland, 1945.
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Prisoners work in an armaments factory. Dachau concentration camp, Germany, between 1940 and 1945. [LCID: 46483a] — Prisoners work in an armaments factory. Dachau concentration camp, Germany, between 1940 and 1945.
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Prisoners at forced labor under SS guard in an armaments factory. [LCID: 6005] — Prisoners at forced labor under SS guard in an armaments factory. Dachau concentration camp, Germany, 1943.
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Forced labor in a workshop in the Monowitz camp. [LCID: 78607] — Forced labor in a workshop in the Monowitz camp, part of the Auschwitz camp complex. Poland, between 1941 and January 1945.
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Chart indicating the workforce of the Auschwitz-Monowitz camp by category and nationality of inmates. [LCID: 03026] — Chart indicating the workforce of the Auschwitz-Monowitz camp by category and nationality of inmates. Poland, January 16, 1945.
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Assembly line where forced laborers manufactured V-bombs at the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, near Nordhausen. [LCID: 13077] — Assembly line where prisoners were forced to manufacture V-bombs at the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, near Nordhausen. Germany, April-May 1945.
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US troops view bodies of victims of Kaufering IV, a Dachau subcamp in the Landsberg-Kaufering area. [LCID: 37316a] — US troops view bodies of victims of Kaufering IV, a Dachau subcamp in the Landsberg-Kaufering area. Germany, April 30, 1945.
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