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title: Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
author: Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-01-16
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# Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

_Authored by Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19896.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19896.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph taken in April 1945 following the Allied capture of the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in northern Germany. The 13,000 bodies Allied soldiers found were to be buried in mass graves. 60,000 emaciated prisoners were released. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, W. -. I. W. (2025, January 16). Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/>
### Chicago
Museums, Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War. "Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 16, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/>.
### MLA
Museums, Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War. "Unburied Corpses, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19896/unburied-corpses-bergen-belsen-concentration-camp/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205214653) by **Wislon-Oakes - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.