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Deportation of Jews from the Łódź ghetto to the Chełmno killing center

Groups of people wait next to a mule-drawn wooden cart to board a long line of rail cars. Smaller groups are in the process of getting into the rail cars.

Jews from the Łódź ghetto are loaded onto freight trains for deportation to the Chełmno killing center. Łódź, Poland, 1942–44.

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Zyklon B pellets

Pile of small white pellets in a pile on the floor with a canister next to it. A hand points to the pellets on the ground.

Zyklon B pellets found at the liberation of the Majdanek camp. Poland, after July 1944.

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Shoes belonging to victims of Flossenbürg

A monumental pile of leather shoes has been built against a large rock wall. The pile towers above two uniformed soldiers observing on the right.

After the liberation of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, two US army infantrymen examine a pile of shoes belonging to victims of the camp. Flossenbürg, Germany, April–May 1945.

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Valuables confiscated from prisoners at the Buchenwald camp

The valuables displayed here were confiscated from prisoners by German guards at the Buchenwald concentration camp and later found ... [LCID: 0230]

The valuables displayed here were confiscated from prisoners by German guards at the Buchenwald concentration camp and later found by soldiers of the Third US Army after the liberation of the camp. Buchenwald, Germany, after April 1945.

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Stacked corpses of victims at Klooga

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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Dr. Fritz Klein stands among corpses in a mass grave.

A man stands in the center of a mass grave filled with corpses. He looks towards the camera with his legs spread to keep balance while standing in and on the bodies. There is another figure behind him walking towards the edge of the grave. Four people stand and walk around the edge.

Dr. Fritz Klein stands among corpses in a mass grave at Bergen-Belsen, after the liberation of the camp. He was required to assist in the burial of inmates who died there. Klein was a camp doctor at both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. Germany, after April 15, 1945.

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Two survivors at one of the human-ash pits in the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, located near Nordhausen.

Two survivors at one of the human-ash pits in the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, located near Nordhausen. [LCID: 01280]

Two survivors at one of the human-ash pits in the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, located near Nordhausen. Germany, April-May 1945.

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Human remains in the Dachau crematorium

Human remains found in the Dachau concentration camp crematorium after liberation. [LCID: 0315]

Human remains found in the Dachau concentration camp crematorium after liberation. Germany, April 1945.

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Main entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center

A large long building with a center tower sits empty with a rail line running through the middle. The field and railways in front of the building are overgrown with weeds and other debris.

Main entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center. This photograph was taken some time after the liberation of the camp in January 1945. Poland, date uncertain.

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US generals view corpses of victims at Ohrdruf

Generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley view corpses of inmates at Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald. [LCID: 10315]

Generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley view corpses of inmates at Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald. Germany, April 12, 1945.

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