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Liberation of Nazi Camps - Photograph

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Six children of various ages walk out of a wood barrack through snow. They are all wearing heavy coats, scarves, and other kinds of winter accessories. The child in the center of the photograph is the only one that looks towards the photographer. — 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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This camera equipment belonged to Walter Hunkler, a sergeant assigned to a medical detachment of the 160th Field Artillery Battalion, ... [LCID: 2522459] — This camera equipment belonged to Walter Hunkler, a sergeant assigned to a medical detachment of the 160th Field Artillery Battalion, which entered Dachau on April 29, 1945. He took photographs documenting the camp and the prisoners found there.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Troy Middleton, commanding general of the XVIII Corps, Third US Army, tour the newly liberated ... [LCID: 73714] — US General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Troy Middleton, commanding general of the XVIII Corps, Third US Army, tour the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp. Ohrdruf, Germany, April 12, 1945.
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Piles of corpses, soon after the liberation of the Mauthausen camp. [LCID: 74466] — Piles of corpses, soon after the liberation of the Mauthausen camp. Austria, after May 5, 1945.
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An emaciated victim sits on the ground outside of a fenced area. They are wearing a long coat and leaning back with a look of anguish on their face. The victim appears to be holding something in their lap. Several buildings can be seen behind the fence. — An survivor of the Bergen-Belsen camp, after liberation. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.
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Soon after liberation, a camp survivor receives medical care. [LCID: 46362] — Soon after liberation, a camp survivor receives medical care. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, after April 15, 1945.
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Soon after liberation, camp survivors cook in a field. [LCID: 75115] — 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. More than 13,000 inmates died in the three months following liberation.
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A mass grave soon after camp liberation. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, May 1945. [LCID: 32072] — A mass grave at Bergen-Belsen soon after the liberation of the camp. Bergen-Belsen, Germany, May 1945.
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Liberated prisoners demonstrate the overcrowded conditions at the Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, April 23, 1945. [LCID: 78713] — 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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American journalists view corpses in the Buchenwald concentration camp. [LCID: 74994] — 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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Soon after liberation, camp survivors from Buchenwald's "Children's Block 66"—a special barracks for children. [LCID: 28204] — 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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Five people stand along a tall barbed wire fence. All are severely emaciated and are wrapped in blankets. The two individuals on either end are standing, while the three in the middle sit. The second person from the left has a pair of crutches propped up against the fence behind him. — Emaciated survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp soon after the liberation of the camp. Germany, after April 11, 1945.
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A uniformed physician and his assistant examine severely emaciated individuals sitting on a table. The main subject has no hair and skeletal features. — 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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While touring the newly liberated Ohrdruf camp, General Dwight Eisenhower and other high ranking USArmy officers view the bodies ... [LCID: 04649] — While touring the newly liberated Ohrdruf camp, General Dwight Eisenhower and other high ranking US Army officers view the bodies of prisoners who were killed during the evacuation of Ohrdruf. Ohrdruf, Germany, April 12, 1945.
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