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Bodies of political prisoners near Ohligs, Germany

72-3278
Accession Number
72-3278
6.5x4.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348448295
Keywords
Holocaust victims
World War, 1939-1945
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

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Description
Bodies of political prisoners shot by Nazis and buried in a mass grave near Ohligs, Germany. The bodies were exhumed by the citizens of Ohligs under the supervision of the graves registration unit of the 94th Division. The bodies were placed in coffins made by the citizens and were buried individually. From: album entitled "Nazi War Atrocities."
Date(s)
April 1945