Gunskirchen was a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The camp was liberated by the 71st Infantry Division in early May 1945.
![Major camps in Austria, Gunskirchen indicated [LCID: gun72020]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/5ea114bc-cd0a-4c52-a5d4-296066c0e540.gif "Major camps in Austria, Gunskirchen indicated [LCID: gun72020]")
![Mauthausen subcamps, 1938-1945 [LCID: mau72050]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/05f13119-3596-4eb9-8832-c9f246fa31fc.gif "Mauthausen subcamps, 1938-1945 [LCID: mau72050]")
![Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of the Gunskirchen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 0727]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/2b51e7a7-ab65-4dcf-8c21-138db6a42c61.jpg "Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of the Gunskirchen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 0727]")
Corpses found by US soldiers after the liberation of the Gunskirchen camp, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, early May 1945.
Item View![Corpses of prisoners killed in the Gunskirchen camp. [LCID: 12771]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/f23c6a5a-682f-45a2-ae12-9ead986bcb96.jpg "Corpses of prisoners killed in the Gunskirchen camp. [LCID: 12771]")
Corpses of prisoners killed in the Gunskirchen camp. Gunskirchen was one of the many subcamps of the Mauthausen camp. It was liberated by US forces in early May 1945. Gunskirchen, Austria, photo taken between May 6 and May 15, 1945.
Item View![Corpses of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 0728a]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/78f87005-144c-497a-aa94-e6b48e269110.jpg "Corpses of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 0728a]")
Corpses of victims of the Gunskirchen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria, early May 1945.
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