Dambusters

THE LIBERATION OF BERGEN-BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP, APRIL 1945

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  • BU 4092
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  • object category: Black and white
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A sign at the entrance to Belsen reading "Dust spreads typhus - 5 mph". This speed restriction was imposed to prevent the spread of dust carrying the lice which were infested with typhus.

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