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After the liberation of the Wöbbelin camp, US troops forced the townspeople of Ludwigslust to bury the bodies of prisoners killed ... [LCID: 09273]
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Funeral service for victims of the Wöbbelin camp

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 American troops at the funeral service for the victims. Germany, May 7, 1945.

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camps liberation Germany
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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dr. Alfred B. Sundquist

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