Bergen Belsen Liberation 05
Summary
Liberation of Belsen Concentration Camp April 1945: Scene inside the cleansing station, nicknamed the "Human Laundry", which was housed in a former stable for cavalry horses at the newly established hospital for Belsen inmates in Hohne Military Barracks. The photograph shows some of the 60 tables, each staffed by two German doctors and two German nurses, at which the sick were washed and deloused.
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great britain
united kingdom
black and white photographs
building interiors during bergen belsen liberation
liberation of bergen belsen concentration camp photographs from the imperial war museum
surviving prisoners liberated at bergen belsen concentration camp
uk government artistic works
wwii
industrial history
workers
world war 2
Date
01/04/1945
Source
UK Government artistic works
Link
Copyright info
public domain