Corpse of a concentration camp victim lying next to train tracks, Germany, 1945

Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

Photograph. Concentration camp victim lies next to train tracks. Location unknown, probably Germany. 1945

Image Information

Donor: 
Judy Cohen
Accession Number: 
2009.373.077
Date: 
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
Holocaust (1933-1945)
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Concentration camps--Germany
Railroad tracks--Germany
Dead persons--Germany
Collection Level: 
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: 
Deutschland
Latitude: 
51.500
Longitude: 
10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Concentration camps--Germany
Railroad tracks--Germany
Dead persons--Germany