Postcard picture of Unknown Prisoner monument

Close-up view shows the emaciated face of atypical starved and over-worked prisoner in the Dachau ConcentrationCamp. Note that it shows the prisoner with his head shaved. Thiswas done in an effort to prevent lice which caused typhus epidemics.Note also the wooden shoes, which were typically worn in Dachauand other prison camps in the later years when clothing and shoeswere scarce. The prisoners were not issued underwear or socksso the wooden shoes caused frequent blisters on their feet, sometimesresulting in foot infections.

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