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American soldiers pass through the main gate of the Mauthausen camp

Survivors of Mauthausen cheer American soldiers as they pass through the main gate of the camp. The photograph was taken several days after the liberation of the camp. Mauthausen, Austria, May 9, 1945.

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Mauthausen US Army liberation aftermath of the Holocaust
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Survivors of Mauthausen cheer American soldiers as they pass through the main gate of the camp. [LCID: 68210]

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