Numero oggettoM2007/094:008
DescrizioneB/W photographic postcard showing the burning of the huts at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on May 19, 1945. This image shows a tank with flame-thrower. The camp was liberated on April 15, 1945 and as each of the barracks was cleared they were burned down to combat the spread of typhus. The ceremonial burning of the last barracks occurred on May 21, 1945.
Data 1945-04-15 - 1945-05-21
SoggettoBergen-Belsen concentration camp, concentration camps, liberation, fires, flamethrowers, destruction, tanks (vehicles)
Nome oggettophotographs
Materialepaper, photographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensioni
- width: 139.00 mm
height: 89.00 mm
Linea di creditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Andrew Langley

