After the liberation of the Wöbbelin camp, US troops forced the townspeople of Ludwigslust to bury the bodies of prisoners killed ... [LCID: 09224]
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Burying the victims of Wöbbelin

After the liberation of the Wöbbelin camp, US troops forced the townspeople of Ludwigslust to bury the bodies of prisoners killed in the camp. This photograph shows German civilians who were ordered to bury the dead; US troops stand in the background. Germany, May 7, 1945

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Wöbbelin US Army liberation Germany aftermath of the Holocaust
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Alfred B. Sundquist

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