Dachau concentration camp prisoners are read to by another prisoner, Germany, 1945
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Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description:
Photograph. Dachau concentration camp prisoners, most likely in hospital ward, are read to by another prisoner in the newly liberated camp. Printed caption on photo front: "A prayer - Dachau." Germany. 1945
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Date:
1945
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This collection consists of 85 photographs and one postcard donated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. These are Signal Corps photos that detail war-related activities in North Africa, Europe, and the liberation of Dachau.
Geography:
Dachau
Latitude:
48.267
Longitude:
11.433
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Concentration camps--Germany
Reading--Germany