War atrocities tour

Title
War atrocities tour
Creator
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47095
Description
On reverse: "ETO HQ 45 25673 12 APRIL CREDIT… U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOG… LT MOORE 390B THESE EMACIATED, NUDE CORPSES, STACKED LIKE CORD-WOOD IN A BIN AT THE GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP AT GOTHA, GERMANY, TELL THEIR OWN STORY OF THE SADISM AND BRUTALITY OF THE NAZI GAOLERS. THEY ARE STREWN WITH QUICKLIME IN A HAPHAZARD ATTEMPT TO DESTROY EVIDENCE OF THE CRIMES. GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, VIEWED THE GOTHA HORRORS DURING A TOUR OF THE THIRD ARMY FRONT. (15) GOTHA, GERMANY. CERTIFYING AS BEING PASSED BY OFFICE CHIEF PRESS CENSOR HEADQUARTERS ETOUSA ARMY PICTORIAL SERVICE."
Date
1945-04-12
Decade
1940s
Subjects
Prisoners of war
Carter, Amon G., Jr.
World War II
Source
Box 148, POW War Atrocities Tour 1945, 1 of 3, Item 034
Type
Image
Formats
10x8 Photo
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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