Charred corpse in Erla Work Camp #3 prisoner with a crucifix around the neck.

Erla Work Camp

The holocaust of Gardelegen took place on April 13. German SS guards tried to burn between 500 and 1,000(can't confirm this number?) prisoners to prevent their being liberated by advancing Americans. There are 150 corpses on the warehouse floor. In the background are three soldiers of the US 9th Army who took Gardelegen on April 17 and found the building still burning.

The holocaust of Gardelegen

Ghastly view of the charred body of a Erla Work Camp #3 prisoner twisted in the grotesque position of his last agonizing moments, after being burned alive by the Nazis.