Burial at Belsen on the 9th day after liberation

Identifier
irn1001934
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.251.1
  • RG-60.0059
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

SS men unload bodies from truck onto the shoulders of others who carry them to grave. Civilians and local officials watching. CU, bodies. Camera follows man with extremely emaciated female corpse slung over his shoulders. Dr. Klein picks up decaying body off of truck and expresses disgust. Full truck of corpses, one by one carried to ditch. Cameraman, Sgt. Lewis of the Army Film and Photo section, visible. Exhausted SS men continue carrying bodies one by one to ditch. CUs of emaciated bodies slung over shoulders of SS detail, camera follows men carrying bodies and focuses on various body parts of the dead.

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