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Liberation of Nazi Camps (Abridged Article) - Photograph

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Child survivors of Auschwitz

Soon after liberation, surviving children of the Auschwitz camp walk out of the children's barracks.

Soon after liberation, surviving children of the Auschwitz camp walk out of the children's barracks. Poland, after January 27, 1945.

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A survivor of Bergen-Belsen

An inmate of the Bergen-Belsen camp, after liberation.

An survivor of the Bergen-Belsen camp, after liberation. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.

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Caring for survivors

Soon after liberation, a camp survivor receives medical care.

Soon after liberation, a camp survivor receives medical care. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.

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Survivors prepare food

Soon after liberation, camp survivors cook in a field.

Soon after liberation, camp survivors cook in a field. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.

In the days before liberation, the prisoners had been left without food or water. An estimated 500 inmates per day died in the days preceding and following liberation.

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Overcrowded conditions at Buchenwald

Liberated prisoners demonstrate the overcrowded conditions at the Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, April 23, 1945.

Liberated prisoners demonstrate the overcrowded conditions at the Buchenwald concentration camp. Photograph taken after the liberation of the camp. Buchenwald, Germany, April 23, 1945.

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Corpses of victims of the Buchenwald camp

American radio journalists view corpses in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

American radio journalists view corpses in the Buchenwald concentration camp. This photograph was taken after the liberation of the camp. Germany, April 18, 1945.

Pictured from left to right are, Lowell Thomas (NBC); Howard Barnes (WOR); and George Hamilton Combs (WHN).

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Young survivors of Buchenwald

Soon after liberation, camp survivors from Buchenwald's "Children's Block 66"—a special barracks for children.

This photograph taken soon after liberation shows young camp survivors from Buchenwald's "Children's Block 66"—a special barracks for children. Germany, after April 11, 1945.

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Survivors of Buchenwald

Emaciated survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp soon after the liberation of the camp.

Emaciated survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp soon after the liberation of the camp. Germany, after April 11, 1945.

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A Soviet physician examines Auschwitz camp survivors

Soon after liberation, a Soviet physician examines Auschwitz camp survivors.

Soon after liberation, a Soviet physician examines Auschwitz camp survivors. Poland, February 18, 1945.

This photograph is a still image from Soviet film of the liberation of Auschwitz.

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Corpses in Mauthausen

Piles of corpses, soon after the liberation of the Mauthausen camp.

Piles of corpses, soon after the liberation of the Mauthausen camp. Austria, after May 5, 1945.

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