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United States Army commanders viewing charred bodies of prisoners

72-3221
Accession Number
72-3221
6.5x4.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348448181
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Concentration camps
Holocaust victims
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Germany - Cities and Towns - Gotha
People Pictured
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
Eddy, Manton S. (Manton Sprague), 1892-1962
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Charred bodies of prisoners burned in the concentration camp at Gotha, Germany, are viewed by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, and a party of high ranking U.S. Army officers. In the group are: General Omar N. Bradley, C.G., 12th Army Group; Lt. General George S. Patton, C.G., 3rd U.S. Army; and Maj. General Manton Eddy, C.G., 12th Corps. From: album entitled "Nazi War Atrocities."

Date(s)
April 1945