Skip to main content

Search the Holocaust Encyclopedia

Trending keywords:
After the liberation of the Wöbbelin camp, US troops forced the townspeople of Ludwigslust to bury the bodies of prisoners killed ... [LCID: 09258]
Details
Photo

Funeral for 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 and give the victims a proper burial. This photograph shows the funeral for the victims. Germany, May 7, 1945.

Tags

Wöbbelin concentration camps US Army liberating units
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Alfred B. Sundquist

Thank you for supporting our work

We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies, Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation, the Claims Conference, EVZ, and BMF for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. View the list of donor acknowledgement.