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A photograph taken in April 1945 following the Allied capture of the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in northern Germany. The 13,000 bodies Allied soldiers found were to be buried in mass graves. 60,000 emaciated prisoners were released. (Imperial War Museums)
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Museums, W. -. I. W. (2025, January 16). Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/
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Museums, Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War. "Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 16, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/.
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Museums, Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War. "Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jan 2025. Web. 19 Jan 2025.
