Female SS guards at Bergen-Belsen being put to work by the liberating British force, 17 Apr 1945.

Caption     Female SS guards at Bergen-Belsen being put to work by the liberating British force, 17 Apr 1945. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   BU 4065
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Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 1,200 x 1,140 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Apr 1945
Photos at Same Place Bergen-Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
21 Nov 2019 02:31:44 PM

SS women camp guards are paraded for work in clearing the dead. The women include Hildegard Kanbach (first from left) , Irene Haschke (centre, third from right), the Head Wardress, Elisabeth Volkenrath (second from right, partially hidden) and Herta Bothe (first from right). [quoted from IWM]

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