Norbert Krasnosielski photograph collection

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2016.289.1

Overview

Description: Collection of photographs documenting Norbert Krasnosielski and his experiences while serving with the Polish Army and Russian Army during WWII.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norbert Krasnosielski
Collection Creator: Norbert Krasnosielski
Biography: Norbert Krasnosielski (1918-2013) was born in Nikopol, Ukraine. He grew up in Nesvizh, Poland (now Niasvizh, Belarus), and lived in Vilna during the 1930s. He joined the Russian Army after Western Poland came under Russian occupation, and later fought with the Polish Army. He was in St. Petersburg during the siege of Leningrad, and occupied Berlin during the end of the war.

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
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Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Given to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Norbert Krasnosielski. Mr. Krasnosielski passed away in 2013, and the donation was completed by his grandson Allen Posacki in 2016.