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WOBBELIN CONCENTRATION CAMP (No

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Wobbelin, Germany, 1945: WOBBELIN CONCENTRATION CAMP (No

Wobbelin, Germany, 05/04/1945

SC 206382Field no. ETO-HQ-45-45390RG 111
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WOBBELIN CONCENTRATION CAMP (No. 4 of 13 photos) In this camp, recently captured by troops of the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Ninth Army, many prisoners were found nearly starved to death. Here an American soldier guards one of the enclosures. Wobbelin, Germany. 5/4/45.

Date
05/04/1945
Place
Wobbelin, Germany · approximate position
Photographer
Forney
Units
82nd Airborne Division
SC number
206382
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-45390
Album
82nd Airborne Division
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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