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Two days after all internees were evacuated from Bergen-Belsen, the last hut was set alight by a British flame thrower and burned to the ground due to the thick presence of typhus and lice, 21 May 1945.

Caption     Two days after all internees were evacuated from Bergen-Belsen, the last hut was set alight by a British flame thrower and burned to the ground due to the thick presence of typhus and lice, 21 May 1945. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
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Photo Size 1,200 x 876 pixels
Photos on Same Day 21 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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WW2-Era Place Name Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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