Original Caption states: 12 APR PHOTOG – LT MOORE CHARRED BODIES OF PRISONERS BURNED TO DEATH BY THE NAZIS IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP AT GOTHA, GERMANY, ARE VIEWED BY GENERAL DWIGHT D EISENHOWER, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER AND A PARTY OF HIGH RANKING U.S. ARMY OFFICERS. IN THE GROUP WERE: GENERAL OMAR N BRDLEY, CG, 12TH ARMY GROUP; LT GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON, CG, 3RD U.S. ARMY; MAJ GENERAL MANTON EDDY, CG, 12TH CORPS. GOTHA, GERMANY, CONCENTRATION CAMP
Charred Bodies of Prisoners Burned to Death by the Nazis in a Concentration Camp at Gotha, Germany
- 4/12/1945
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 276537087
Full Citation: 111-SC-203547; Charred Bodies of Prisoners Burned to Death by the Nazis in a Concentration Camp at Gotha, Germany; 4/12/1945; Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 – ca. 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/charred-bodies-prisoners-concentration-camp/, March 26, 2026]
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