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American troops inspect a barn on the outskirts of the town of Gardelegen that was the site of the massacre of over 1,000 concentration ... [LCID: 77460]
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Massacre site on the outskirts of the town of Gardelegen

US troops inspect a barn on the outskirts of the town of Gardelegen that was the site of the massacre of over 1,000 concentration camp prisoners. Germany, April 14-18, 1945.

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Gardelegen Germany
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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Vern Ecklund

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