Former prisoners of Bergen-Belsen suffering from typhus and starvation, photographed after the liberation of the concentration camp on 15 April 1945.⁠ The site of thousands of deaths between 1940 - 1945, it was reported that Canadian and British soldiers discovered 60,000 prisoners upon entering the camp. 13,000 corpses had been left in the open.⁠ Images from inside Bergen-Belsen revealed what unimaginable horror had taken place. Serving as testimony and memorial, they are amongst the most important photographs of the twentieth century.⁠ For more coverage, follow our bio link.⁠ 📷: George Rodger/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images | life | April 1945 | #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive | gettyarchive⁠ ⁠ #bergenbelsen #belsen #WWII #WWIIhistory #georgerodger #lifemagazine #warphotographer #warphotography #photojournalism #reportage #1945 #archivephoto #photoarchive #gettyimages