A man stands in front of an open brick crematorium oven holding a long handled fire iron. He is wearing a light long sleeved button up with the sleeves rolled and long pants. He has very short medium dark hair and light skin tone.
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Crematorium in Dachau

A survivor stokes smoldering human remains in a crematorium oven that was still lit in the Dachau camp. Photograph taken upon the liberation of the camp. Dachau, Germany, April 29-May 1, 1945.


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