THE HOLOCAUST, 1941-1945

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Destitute Jewish prisoners lying on the bottom of a train waggon that had been transporting them from Buchenwald to Theresienstadt (Terezin), 8 May 1945. One of them appears to be dead. They were liberated by a unit of Czech partisans after travelling for three weeks without food and water. Many of the prisoners died in transit. Photograph taken by one of the partisans.

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Category: Photographs
Related period: Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Unknown
Production date: 1945-05-08
Materials: whole: Nitrate
Catalogue number: HU 53244
Part of: HERSH MAYER COLLECTION

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