A Nazi concentration camp near Landsberg, Germany towards the end of World War II. A sign reads 'Landsberg Reg.Bez.Oberbayern'. German civilians arrive at the concentration camp. U.S. soldiers at the camp. Prison barracks and barbed wire fences at the camp. Civilians dig graves to bury dead bodies of camp victims. U.S. soldiers climb on a watch tower. Emaciated corpses of camp victims lying on the ground. The civilians dig graves in the background.
A Nazi concentration camp near Landsberg, Germany 10 days before the end of World War 2 in Europe. U.S. soldiers at the camp. Emaciated corpses of camp victims lying on the ground. Barbed wire fences and prison barracks at the camp. A U.S. soldier talks with liberated prisoners. (Note: A surviving prisoner of this camp, who was liberated at this time, adds that the front gate was on fire early in the morning as the U.S. Army entered the camp site.)
The Langenstein Concentration Camp for political prisoners in Germany towards the end of World War II. Inmates of the camp carry sick prisoners on stretchers from barracks and place them into U.S. 20th Field Hospital ambulances.
The Langenstein Concentration Camp for political prisoners in Germany towards the end of World War II. Unburied bodies of dead victims lie in an open pit. U.S. XIX Corps Commander Major General Raymond S. McLain looks into the pit. A group of U.S. officers and Major General McLain inspect the camp. Deceased prisoners lying in the open pit.
The Langenstein Concentration Camp for political prisoners in Germany towards the end of World War II. Sick prisoners are removed on litters from barracks and are placed in a U.S. 10th Field Hospital ambulance. Smoke rises from explosions on a hillside. Sick prisoners are placed in ambulances. U.S. soldiers stand around. Unburied dead bodies lying in an open pit. Several thin, starved-looking prisoners talk to a U.S. officer and a doctor.
The Langenstein Concentration Camp for political prisoners in Germany towards the end of World War II. Sick prisoners are removed on litters from barracks and are placed in ambulances at the camp. Prisoners on litters are carried from ambulances to 20th Field Hospital tents in Halberstadt. A medical officer wearing a mask over his mouth, washes the emaciated body of a prisoner. Prisoners' uniforms and personal effects are burned near a tent by U.S. soldiers.
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