Bergen belsen was a nazi german concentration camp located near the villages of bergen and belsen, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of celle, germany. established in 1943, it was initially intended as a detention camp for jews meant to be exchanged for germans held in allied territory. the camp was built on part of an existing prisoner. Jenny wanda barkmann (30 may 1922 – 4 july 1946) was a german overseer in nazi concentration camps during world war ii. in 1944, she became an aufseherin, or overseer, in the stutthof sk iii women’s subcamp, where she brutalized prisoners, some to death. she also selected women and children for the gas chambers.
She was known as “the most hated woman in the bergen belsen camp”. she was executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity in hamelin prison on 13 december 1945. transcript of elizabeth volkenrath’s trail. herta ehlert: age at the end of the war: 40 deputy wardress at bergen belsen under irma grese and elizabeth volkenrath (above). British forces liberated belsen on april 15, 1945. soldiers found 13,000 unburied corpses. around 60,000 were alive, but almost 14,000 of them would die soon afterwards. the main causes of death. George rodger—the life picture collection getty images. the body of a dead inmate at bergen belsen, photographed shortly after the liberation of the camp by allied troop, april 1945. george. Download image of ss women camp guards bergen belsen april 19 1945. free for commercial use, no attribution required. ss women camp guards are paraded for work in clearing the dead. the women include hildegard kanbach (first from left), irene haschke (centre, third from right), the head wardress, elisabeth volkenrath (second from right, partially hidden) and herta bothe (first from right.
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