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Gunskirchen

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subcamps Mauthausen liberation

Gunskirchen was a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The camp was liberated by the 71st Infantry Division on May 4, 1945.

Major camps in Austria, Gunskirchen indicated

Major camps in Austria, Gunskirchen indicated

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Mauthausen subcamps, 1938-1945

Mauthausen subcamps, 1938-1945

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Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of Gunskirchen

Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of the Gunskirchen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of the Gunskirchen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, after May 5, 1945.

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Corpses of prisoners killed in Gunskirchen

Corpses of prisoners killed in the Gunskirchen camp.

Corpses of prisoners killed in the Gunskirchen camp. Gunskirchen was one of the many subcamps of the Mauthausen camp. It was liberated by US forces in early May 1945. Gunskirchen, Austria, photo taken between May 6 and May 15, 1945.

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Bodies of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of Mauthausen

Corpses of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Corpses of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, after May 5, 1945.

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