The History Place - Holocaust Timeline

Above Left: An enormous pile of clothing taken from children who were gassed at Auschwitz. Above Right: Bales of hair shaven from women at Auschwitz, used to make felt-yarn. Below: After liberation, an Allied soldier displays a stash of gold wedding rings taken from victims at Buchenwald.

(Photo credits: U.S. National Archives, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives)

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