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Kenneth Kravis photograph collection

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    Kenneth Kravis photograph collection
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    Overview

    Description
    The Kenneth Kravis photograph collection contains 22 annotated photographs taken by Kravis of the discovery and aftermath of the Gardelegen massacre in Germany, April 1945. On April 14, 1945, the 102nd Infantry Division entered Gardelegen, Germany and discovered the remains of the massacre of prisoners by the SS. The victims had been burned alive in a barn. Following the discovery, German civilians were forced to exhume the victims’ bodies for reburial in single graves. On April 25, 1945, a ceremony was held to erect a memorial tablet and honor the victims. The Kenneth Kravis photograph collection contains photographs of the barn, the victims, the exhumation and reburial of the bodies, the memorial ceremony and cemetery.
    Date
    creation:  1945
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kenneth Kravis
    Collection Creator
    Kenneth Kravis
    Biography
    Kenneth Kravis served as a member of F Company, 2nd Battalion, 405th Regiment, United States 102nd Infantry Division. On April 14, 1945, Kravis with the 102nd Infantry Division entered Gardelegen, Germany and discovered the remains of the massacre of prisoners by the SS. Kravis witnessed and photographed the exhumation and reburial of the victims of the Gardelegen massacre.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Photographs.
    Extent
    1 folder
    System of Arrangement
    This collection is arranged in a single series.

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    Gardelegen (Germany) Germany.
    Personal Name
    Kravis, Kenneth.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Kenneth Kravis donated the Kenneth Kravis photograph collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2023-02-24 14:35:55
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