Object numberM1996/017:020
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of piles of bodies in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on 15 April 1945. On arrival in the camp, they found over 10,000 unburied corpses of people who had died of starvation, disease and maltreatment. Over 60,000 inmates, referred to as 'living skeletons', were living in the most appalling conditions. 13,944 perished after liberation as their health had deteriorated beyond medical intervention.
The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on 15 April 1945. On arrival in the camp, they found over 10,000 unburied corpses of people who had died of starvation, disease and maltreatment. Over 60,000 inmates, referred to as 'living skeletons', were living in the most appalling conditions. 13,944 perished after liberation as their health had deteriorated beyond medical intervention.
Production placeBergen-Belsen concentration camp
Production date 1945
Production periodpost World War II
Subjectconcentration camps, Holocaust, victims, corpses, destruction
Object namephotographs
Materialphotographic emulsion, paper, paper
Techniquephotography
Dimensions
- width: 162.00 mm
height: 117.00 mm
Language
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr. George Stein