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Post-liberation view of the Gusen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 50616]
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Gusen

The Gusen concentration camp was established in Austria in 1940. In 1944, Gusen and its subcamps (Gusen II and Gusen III) all became subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Over 60,000 registered prisoners passed through the camp before its liberation by the US Army in May 1945. Explore more content related to the Gusen camp during the Holocaust (1933–1945).

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Bodies litter the ground outside of wooden buildings. Several carts full of corpses and supplies can also be seen scattered around the walkway.
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Corpses found when US troops liberated Gusen
The crematoria at the Gusen camp, a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp, still held human remains after liberation. [LCID: 80746]
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Crematoria at the Gusen camp
Flag graphic for US 11th Armored Division
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Flag graphic for US 11th Armored Division
Flag graphic for US 26th Infantry Division
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Flag graphic for US 26th Infantry Division
The Gusen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 06434]
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Gusen
Janusz Piotrowski [LCID: 5974]
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Janusz Piotrowski
After liberation by US troops, former prisoners wait in line for soup. [LCID: 45035a]
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Liberated prisoners waiting for soup
Liberation of Mauthausen [LCID: dfm0656l]
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Liberation of Mauthausen and Gusen
Media Essay
Liberation of Nazi Camps (Abridged Article) - Historical Film Footage
Natan Offen [LCID: 6974]
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Natan Offen
Nazi camps in Austria, Gusen indicated [LCID: gus72020]
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Nazi camps in Austria, Gusen indicated
Saul Ingber [LCID: sie0459m]
Oral History
Saul Ingber describes forced labor and brutality in the Gusen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp
Two political prisoners, after US soldiers liberated the Gusen concentration camp. [LCID: 74794]
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Two political prisoners upon liberation
The Gusen subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp. [LCID: 06434]
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View of the Gusen camp

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