
Caption | A sign erected by the British at the site of the former Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp (the camp had been burned to the ground to control the spread of typhus), 29 May 1945. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Hewitt | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||
Identification Code | BU6955 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Bergen-Belsen, Germany | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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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. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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