1944 U.S. Army Air Force Original Sepia-Toned Aerial Photograph of Dachau Concentration Camp from Photo Recon Airman

Authors

Object ID

2019.2.99

Object Name

Photograph

Date

1944

Files

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Description

Black and white photo of camp [similar to 2019.2.97], labeled "DACHAU ORD. DEP. & CONCENTRATION CAMP" in red on the back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Northwest of Munich, Dachau was among the first and, by war’s end, oldest of the concentration camps established during the Nazi regime. It was the prototype for all camps that followed, and employed the brutal, sadistic methodology of its first Commandant Theodor Eicke. The camp was liberated on April 29, 1945 by US armed forces. This is an original aerial photo of the camp, the entrance gate and prisoner compound. These photographs would be read by aerial photo-analysts for the wealth of evidence they conveyed.

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 4 1/2"

Keywords

Dachau Concentration Camp

Subcollection

Concentration

Recommended Citation

"1944 U.S. Army Air Force Original Sepia-Toned Aerial Photograph of Dachau Concentration Camp from Photo Recon Airman" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2019.2.99.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1474