Bodies of victims piled in a cart, awaiting proper burial, Gusen Concentration Camp, Muhlhausen, near Linz, Austria, 12 May 1945Cowpens off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 May 1945Prisoner of war camp in Sinzig, Germany, 12 May 1945Starving inmate of Camp Gusen, Austria, 12 May 1945
Bodies of victims piled in a cart, awaiting proper burial, Gusen Concentration Camp, Muhlhausen, near Linz, Austria, 12 May 1945Cowpens off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 May 1945Prisoner of war camp in Sinzig, Germany, 12 May 1945Starving inmate of Camp Gusen, Austria, 12 May 1945
USS New Mexico hit by a special attack aircraft at dusk off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945; photo taken from cruiser USS WichitaWilliam DonovanWilliam Donovan
USS New Mexico hit by a special attack aircraft at dusk off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945; photo taken from cruiser USS WichitaWilliam Donovan's memorandum to Harry Truman regarding Virginia Hall, 12 May 1945, page 1 of 2William Donovan's memorandum to Harry Truman regarding Virginia Hall, 12 May 1945, page 2 of 2


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