Object numberM2007/094:002
DescriptionB/W photographic postcard showing Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after its liberation on April 15, 1945. This image shows soldiers overseeing bodies being carried from a truck. The person carrying the body in the foreground is believed to be SS Guard Franz Hoessler, who was hanged on 13 December 1945 for war crimes. Initially, the former guards were made to bury the dead, but bulldozers were eventually required to complete the massive task.The bodies of the dead at Bergen-Belsen were buried between April 18 and 28, 1945.
Production date 1945-04-15 - 1945-04-28
SubjectBergen-Belsen concentration camp, concentration camps, liberation, victims, corpses, soldiers
Object namephotographs
Materialpaper, photographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 136.00 mm
height: 86.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Andrew Langley