Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

May 6, 1945

This photo depicts the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Mauthausen was one of the first massive concentration camp complexes in Nazi Germany and was the last to be liberated by the Allies. Along with Gusen I, Mauthausen was classified as "Grade III" concentration camps, meaning that they were the toughest camps for the "incorrigible political enemies of the Reich."

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