German Soldiers Reaction to Concentration Camps Footage, 1945
As part of the allied policy of post-war denazification, “forced confrontation” brought Germans face-to-face with the worst works of the Third Reich. This image shows the faces of German prisoners of war, captured by Americans. The original photo can be found in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. These soldiers were faced with the incredible horror of their actions.
The lives lost, and lack of human compassion, and the evil of their actions. As you can see in the photograph, some of them show shock and shame while others sit and smile, look captivated or just lack any sort of emotion.