Mass Grave at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp - Fritz Klein - IWM BU4260

Författare/Upphovsman:

By No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Oakes, Harry (Sgt)

Kreditera:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194194

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https://sewiki.info/b/9ee8

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

1767 x 1766 Pixel (770866 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

The Liberation of Bergen-belsen Concentration Camp, April 1945 Dr Fritz Klein, the camp doctor, standing in a mass grave at Belsen. Klein, who was born in Austro-Hungary, was an early member of the Nazi Party and joined the SS in 1943. He worked in Auschwitz-Birkenau for a year from December 1943 where he assisted in the selection of prisoners to be sent to the gas chambers. After a brief period at Neungamme, Klein moved to Belsen in January 1945. Klein was subsequently convicted of two counts of war crimes and executed in December 1945.

Licens:

Public domain

Licenskommentaren:

This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.