Title
Bodies of Jews killed at Dachau concentration camp
Caption
Bodies of Jews killed at Dachau concentration camp, the first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany, intended to hold political prisoners. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, in southern Germany. Opened in 1933 by Heinrich Himmler, its purpose was enlarged to include forced labor, and eventually, the imprisonment of Jews, ordinary German and Austrian criminals, and eventually foreign nationals from countries which Germany occupied or invaded. It was finally liberated in 1945.
Date
1945
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A07_252
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 17,0in x 13,7in / 5099 x 4113 (300dpi)