An American medic and soldier stand by the corpse of a prisoner shot on the road near Gardelegen. [LCID: 28196]
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Body of a prisoner shot by the SS during a death march

An American medic and soldier stand by the corpse of a prisoner shot on the road near Gardelegen. The prisoner was shot by the SS when he was too exhausted to continue on a death march. Germany, April 14-18, 1945.


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  • Courtesy of Wayne Larabee

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