This was the third major story Picture Post published on the Holocaust, after the liberations of the camps in Italy and in Dora. The story concerned Wöbbelin concentration camp.
Tag: concentration camp
The Problem that makes all Europe Wonder – Picture Post, 1945
When Nordhausen concentration camp in Thuringia was liberated by the 104th US Infantry Division on April 12, 1945, the soldiers found horrific scenes. Over 3,000 corpses were scattered around the camp.
The 8th Army Breaks Open a Concentration Camp in Italy – Picture Post, 1943
Six weeks after Mussolini’s downfall, in September 1943, the British 8th Army liberated an Italian internment camp in Ferramonti.
Nuit et Brouillard by Alain Resnais, 1966
The photograph taken at Pithiviers concentration camp encapsulated the Vichy Government’s role in the persecution of French Jews. The controversial image was featured in Alain Resnais’ documentary, Nuit et Brouillard. It caused an uproar leading to its censorship and the film’s withdrawal from the Cannes Film Festival.