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Site of mass burning of 250 Polish and French slave laborers at Nazi camp near Leipzig on April 19, 1945, the day before the city was captured by 69th Inf. Div. First U.S. Army. The victims were herded into a building. A time bomb was exploded. Men who broke doors down to escape, were machine gunned
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Site of mass burning of 250 Polish and French slave laborers at Nazi camp near Leipzig on April 19, 1945, the day before the city was captured by 69th Inf. Div. First U.S. Army. The victims were herded into a building. A time bomb was exploded. Men who broke doors down to escape, were machine gunned

1945-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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explosionsgermany (east)leipzigphotographic printsworld wardetention facilities
Credit lineSite of mass burning of 250 Polish and French slave laborers at Nazi camp near Leipzig on April 19, 1945, the day before the city was captured by 69th Inf. Div. First U.S. Army. The victims were herde. 1945-01-01. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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