Unidentified photographer
1945, 14 April
Survivors rest on an embankment next to a stopped train.
[Liberation - Germany, Train to Magdeburg/Farsleben]

Black and white photograph
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Photograph Number: 24190
 
The train was carrying ca. 2,500 concentration camp inmates, primarily Jewish, who were liberated by the 30th Infantry Division of the U.S. Ninth Army. Many of the prisoners died during the transit, and most survivors were suffering from severe malnutrition and lack of medical attention.
 
Event history
American troops of the 743rd Tank Battalion and the 30th Infantry Division came upon a railroad in Farsleben outside of Magdeburg. The train consisted of both cattle and passenger cars and contained approximately 2,500 concentration camp inmates, primarily Jewish. Many of the prisoners died during the transit, and most of the survivors were suffering from severe malnutrition and lack of medical attention.This train was one of three that left Bergen-Belsen between April 6 and 10 bound for Theresienstadt. The prisoners all held papers from neutral and non-European countries. Only one train arrived in Theresienstadt; the third was liberated by Soviet forces outside of Troebitz
 
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