Czech Survivor of a Nazi Concentration Camp in Flossenburg, Germany, May 4, 1945

The image shows a very thin and sick looking man who is the victim of the holocaust. He is with two men who are holding him up.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, "This 23-year-old Czech victim of dysentery in Nazi camp at Flossenburg, Germany, was found by 97th Division of U.S. Army / Signal Corps U.S. Army," 4 May 1945

Description

This photograph shows an emaciated 23-year-old Czech man being held up by two other men. This young man was suffering from dysentery — an severe infection of the intestines — at a Nazi concentration camp in Flossenburg, Germany. He was found by the 97th Division of the U.S. Army when the camp was liberated.

Source-Dependent Questions

The man in the middle is a 23-year-old Czech man who was suffering from dysentery, which is a severe infection of the intestines. Describe what is happening in this photo.
Compare this photo to German People of Nordhausen Digging Mass Graves for Concentration Camp Victims. How do these photograph help you to understand what the Holocaust was?

Citation Information

"This 23-year-old Czech victim of dysentery in Nazi camp at Flossenburg, Germany, was found by 97th Division of U.S. Army / Signal Corps U.S. Army," 4 May 1945. Courtesy of Library of Congress