
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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Photo Size | 800 x 714 pixels | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Bergen-Belsen, Germany | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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