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English: While on an inspection tour of the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, General Dwight Eisenhower and a party of high ranking U.S. Army officers, including Generals Bradley, Patton, and Eddy, view the charred remains of prisoners that were burned upon a section of railroad track during the evacuation of the camp. Also pictured is Jules Grad (second from the left taking notes), correspondent for the “Stars and Stripes” U.S. Army newspaper and Alois J. Liethen of Appleton, WI, the mustached soldier who served as the interpreter for the tour of Ohrdruf.

Français : Durant une tournée d'inspection du camp de concentration d'Ohrdruf, récemment libéré, le général Dwight Eisenhower et une partie du haut commandement de l'armée de terre américaine, dont les généraux Bradley, Patton et Eddy, regardent les restes calcinés de prisonniers ayant été brûlés sur des rails, pendant l'évacuation du camp. Sur cette photo sont également présents Jules Grad (deuxième à gauche, prenant des notes), correspondant du journal américain "Stars and Stripes", et Alois J. Liethen d'Appleton, Wisconsin (le soldat moustachu, servant d'interprète durant la tournée d'Ohrdruf).

Deutsch: Während einer Inspektion des kurz zuvor befreite Konzentrationslagers Ohrdruf besichtigen General Dwight Eisenhower und eine Gruppe hochranginger Offiziere der U.S. Army, einschließlich der Generäle Bradley, Patton und Eddy, die verkohlten sterblichen Überreste von Gefangenen, die auf einem Schienenstück während der Evakuierung des Camps durch die SS verbrannt wurden. Ebenfalls abgebildet ist Jules Grad (zweiter von links mit Notizblock), Korrespondent für das Nachrichtenblatt „Stars and Stripes“ der U.S. Army, und Alois J. Liethen (fünfter von links mit Schnauzbart) aus Appleton, WI, der als Übersetzer für den Rundgang durch Ohrdruf fungierte.

Depicted place

Ohrdruf, [Thuringia] Germany, April 12, 1945.

Date

12 April 1945

Collection

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

	Native name	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
	Location	Washington, D.C., United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 13.17″ N, 77° 01′ 58.88″ E
	Established	April 22, 1993
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	Authority file	: Q238990 VIAF: 126589773 ISNI: 0000000121517875 LCCN: n87838989 NLA: 35293908 GND: 5075370-8 WorldCat

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courtesy of Harold Royall.

Source

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Photograph #77811

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