Pile of corpses at Dachau concentraction camp, Germany, 1945
Gift of The Acosta Family
Description:
Photograph. Close up of the faces of several dead prisoners, their bodies have been placed in a pile; a pool of blood is underneath the corpses. Official caption on front: "Common Grave, Dachau." Personal caption on reverse: "Acosta." Dachau concentration camp, Germany. April 1945
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Date:
1945-04-
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This collection consists of photographs of the European Theater of Operations taken by the United States Army Signal Corps. Topics include the invasion of Southern France, fighting in Germany, and concentration camp liberation.
Geography:
Dachau
Latitude:
48.267
Longitude:
11.433
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Holocaust victims--Germany