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The photograph captures what the American soldiers found inside the abandoned boxcars. Human remains where found in the boxcars and one of the soldiers wrote "Off limits" on the boxcars in order to keep out any curious soldiers. Bulling...
An inside look into Buchenwald and the different types of barracks that prisoners were held in. Captain Herp captioned the photograph "The places on the left, weren't fit to house cattle in. They were used for people who caused trouble."
A prisoner is photographed next to a dummy wearing prison clothing strung up on a rope. The prisoner is demonstrating how they were beaten by the camp guards. Captain Herp captions the photograph "This is a picture showing what kind of...
Victims are seen here lying atop one another. This photograph illustrates the liberators' conception of the victims as "cordwood", as they lay interchangeably amongst each other.
Holocaust Survivors of Buchenwald Concentration Camp
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Holocaust survivors too weak to stand gather around waiting for the next step after liberation. Captain Herp captioned the photograph "Some of them couldn't keep going."
Shoes taken from victims prior to entering the gas chambers. The shoes and other personal effects of prisoners were collected and reused by German civilians.
A model of how the guards tortured the prisoners. The writing on the sign explains how they were tortured and how the Nazis tried to cover it up. They placed a dummy in prison clothing inside the apparatus.
Sick prisoners sit upon their bunks where they slept crammed together. Captain Herp captioned the photograph "Can you imagine a place like this being a hospital ward. Well I saw and didn't believe either."
Civilians and prisoners alike were tasked with removing the remains of the deceased from each camp. Such as this individual here lifting the remains into a wagon.
The boxcars in which the deceased were kept. Clothes and other items are seen outside the boxcars. Bulling captioned the photograph "The boxcars they found the dead bodies in."
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