Description
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 in the foreground. The SS Troops who were guards in the camp were detailed to bury the dead, prior to the agreement to return them to their units. Imperial War Museum photograph BU4034. (Donor R. Wells)
Details
Accession Number
P02941.018
Photographer
Sergeant Harry Oakes
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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