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ЛОТ 53:
Four photographs from the Nordhausen death camp taken by the Allies at the end of the war
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Four photographs from the Nordhausen death camp taken by the Allies at the end of the war
Four large photographs Hard to watch from the Nordhausen [Dora-Mittelbau] camp, taken by the Allies - the camp's liberators, at the end of World War II. The photographs show the bodies of those who perished in the camp before being brought for burial, as found by American soldiers. In one of the photographs, can be seen the bodies carried for burial by local residents who were forced to assist in bringing them for burial.
On 3 and 4 April 1945, the Royal British Air Force landed a heavy bomb on Nordhausen. Large parts of the city were destroyed, and close to 9,000 people were killed, including about 1,500 inmates in the Balka camp. Work in the factories was stopped even earlier, on April 1, and the bombing was the catalyst for the complete evacuation of the camps. Following the bombings, most of the prisoners were sent on In cargo trains and on foot on death marches, to Bergen-Belsen, Sachsenhausen and Ravensbruck. Many prisoners died of exhaustion and appalling conditions during the evacuation, and many others were killed along the way. On April 13, SS men collected more than a thousand prisoners and put them in a place, which they later set on fire. Prisoners trying to escape were shot. SS men tried to destroy the evidence, but the rapidly advancing American forces discovered the atrocity the next day. On April 11, United States Army units took over the camp. After occupying the camp area, Allied forces recruited residents of the nearby town to bury the corpses that were scattered there.
Most of the Jewish prisoners in Nordhausen were brought from Hungary, or from Auschwitz and other camps. They were exhausted and in a difficult physical condition, and were employed in the hardest works and suffered the most cruel treatment. The mortality rate among the Jews was the highest. An estimated 16,000 Jews perished in Nordhausen.
Same size: 23x17 cm. Very good condition.
