Under orders from officers of the US 8th Infantry division, German civilians from Schwerin attend funeral services for 80 prisoners ... [LCID: 76895]
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German civilians from Schwerin attend funeral services for Wöbbelin victims

Under orders from officers of the US 8th Infantry Division, German civilians from Schwerin attend funeral services for 80 prisoners killed at the Wöbbelin concentration camp. The townspeople were ordered to bury the prisoners' corpses in the town square. Germany, May 8, 1945.

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Wöbbelin camps concentration camps Germany liberation US Army
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