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An American soldier stands guard as mayors and citizens of local towns view the corpses of inmates of the Rottleberode subcamp, who ... [LCID: 76687]
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German mayors and citizens view the bodies of victims of a death march

A US soldier stands guard as mayors and citizens of local towns view the corpses of inmates of the Rottleberode subcamp of Dora-Mittelbau, who were killed when the SS locked them in a barn and set it on fire. Gardelegen, Germany, April 18, 1945.

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