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A field with a small hill sparsely covered in vegetation. A few small trees can be seen dotting the background. — Site where members of Einsatzgruppe A and Estonian collaborators carried out a mass execution of Jews in September 1941. Kalevi-Liiva, Estonia, after September 1944.
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Soviet officials view stacked corpses of victims at the Klooga camp. [LCID: 03182] — Soviet officials view stacked corpses of victims at the Klooga camp. Due to the rapid advance of Soviet forces, the Germans did not have time to burn the corpses. Klooga, Estonia, 1944.
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Corpses of inmates discovered by Soviet troops at the Klooga forced-labor camp. [LCID: 74377] — Corpses of inmates discovered by Soviet troops at the Klooga forced-labor camp. Nazi guards and Estonian collaborators had executed the prisoners and then stacked the bodies for burning. Estonia, September 1944.
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Site where members of Einsatzgruppe A (mobile killing unit A) and Estonian collaborators carried out a mass execution of Jews in ... [LCID: 61467] — Site where members of Einsatzgruppe A and Estonian collaborators carried out a mass execution of Jews in September 1941. Kalevi-Liiva, Estonia, after September 1944.
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Deportation from the Kovno ghetto to forced-labor camps in Estonia. [LCID: 81078] — Deportation from the Kovno ghetto to forced-labor camps in Estonia. Kovno, Lithuania, October 1943.
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Corpses of inmates from Klooga concentration camp stacked for burning. [LCID: 50609] — Corpses of inmates from the Klooga camp stacked for burning. Soviet troops discovered the bodies when they liberated the camp. Estonia, September 1944.
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Corpses of inmates from Klooga concentration camp stacked for burning. [LCID: 50607] — Corpses of inmates from the Klooga camp stacked for burning. Soviet troops discovered the bodies when they liberated the camp. Estonia, September 1944.
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At the Klooga concentration camp, Soviet soldiers examine the bodies of victims left by the retreating Germans. [LCID: 87679] — At the Klooga concentration camp, Soviet soldiers examine the bodies of victims left by the retreating Germans. Klooga, Estonia, September 1944.
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