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After being liberated by the US 1st Army, a Russian prisoner points out one of the particularly brutal guards at Buchenwald, Germany, 14 Apr 1945. Note guard’s black wound badge indicating he is combat wounded.

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Caption     After being liberated by the US 1st Army, a Russian prisoner points out one of the particularly brutal guards at Buchenwald, Germany, 14 Apr 1945. Note guard’s black wound badge indicating he is combat wounded. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Date 14 Apr 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Center of Military History via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 14 Apr 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,200 x 856 pixels



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