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The first meal after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, April 1945 (BU 4006)

Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museums
London, United Kingdom

Prisoners sit by the wire fence dividing the various sections of the camp. They are eating their first meal after the liberation of the camp.

This photograph, taken by Sergeant Harry Oakes of the Army Film and Photographic Unit, shows prisoners sitting by a wire fence which divided two sections of the camp. They are eating their first meal after the liberation of the camp.

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  • Title: The first meal after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, April 1945 (BU 4006)
  • Location: Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
  • External link: View on Imperial War Museums' website
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