The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Alan Moore witnessed the liberation of the infamous Belsen concentration camp in Germany. For three days he drew and photographed the skeletal survivors and their persecutors, including the SS troops who were forced to bury their victims. After his return to Australia, Moore painted the horrific scenes he had witnessed.
Australian official war artist Alan Moore was amongst the allied soldiers who liberated the Belsen concentration camp. This work depicts seated German SS camp guards. The standing figure, a member of
Three former SS guards dragging corpses at the concentration camp in Belsen, Germany at the end of the war. Following is a piece taken from the transcript of a taped conversation between the artist Al
Sketchbook created by Alan Moore depicting sketches of London civilians and streetscapes from his time in the United Kingdom. Moore re-used this sketchbook during the liberation of Bergen-Belsen conce
Near Hanover, Germany. 18 April 1945. Hundreds of dead bodies piled up among the trees waiting to be buried in Belsen concentration camp. The SS Troops who were guards in the camp were detailed to bur
Near Hanover, Germany. 18 April 1945. Inmates of Belsen concentration camp watching a bulldozer making a communal grave for the hundreds of dead bodies piled up in the camp. The SS Troops who were gua
Near Hanover, Germany. 18 April 1945. Inmates of Belsen concentration camp watching a bulldozer making a communal grave for the hundreds of dead bodies piled up in the camp, some of which can be seen
