Women prisoners at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp preparing food in the open air with scores of rotting corpses all around them, 17 Apr 1945 (food provided by the British). Photo 2 of 3.

Caption     Women prisoners at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp preparing food in the open air with scores of rotting corpses all around them, 17 Apr 1945 (food provided by the British). Photo 2 of 3. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   BU3802
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Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust   Main article  Photos  
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 993 x 953 pixels
Photos in Series See all 3 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 17 Apr 1945
Photos at Same Place Bergen-Belsen, 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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