Buchenwald Barracks

Black-and-white photo: Three vertical rows of wooden bunks with crumpled blankets. Metal pots line the fronts of the bunks. The top middle bunk has hand-painted writing which reads, “Place for 6 person.”

Photograph of barracks consisting of 3 vertical rows of bunks. On the top middle bunk, it reads in white writing Place for 6 Person.

Tom Perry toured several areas within Buchenwald. His Dutch survivor-guide took him to the medical experimentation hospital and the SS guard hospital. He also showed Tom the barracks where prisoners slept. These were cramped spaces where upwards of six people stayed in each bunk.

Donated to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre by Dr. Tom Perry Sr. 93.08.0095

Buchenwald Barracks

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