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Exhumation of the executed at the Waalsdorpervlakte and identification of the dead, June 1945
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Exhumation of the executed at the Waalsdorpervlakte and identification of the dead, June 1945

anonymous · 1945-06 · gelatin silver print; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Series shows the exhumation of executed persons on the Waalsdorpervlakte in June 1945, shortly after the end of the war. The series shows the discovery of the bodies, the exhumation and the examination by a pathologist. Also the moving of the bodies and their placement in new coffins is depicted. All takes place in the presence of Dutch military personnel, two German military personnel in uniform. Exhumation and lifting of the coffins is done by men in civilian clothes, presumably former NSB members.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photographWaalsdorpTweede Wereldoorlog
Credit lineOpgraving van de geëxecuteerden op de Waalsdorpervlakte en identificatie van de doden, juni 1945. 1945-06. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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