German soldiers look on as 18 civilians are shot against the wall of the cemetery in Pancevo.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 18642

Overview

Caption: German soldiers look on as 18 civilians are shot against the wall of the cemetery in Pancevo.
Date: 1941 April 23
Locale: Pancevo, [Serbia; Vojvodina] Yugoslavia
Variant Locale: Pancsova
Panchevo
[Banat]
Serbia
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Henry Landman
Event History: The action was carried out on orders from the city commander, Lieutenant Colonel von Bandelow, in reprisal for the killing of 4 German soldiers by civilians on 18 April 1941. Altogether 22 civilians were hanged in the cemetery, while 18 more were publicly shot against the cemetery wall by troops with the "Grossdeutschland" regiment.

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Henry Landman

Keyword: AKTIONEN (AGAINST NON-JEWISH POPULATION) CEMETERIES CORPSES EXECUTIONS JEWS (YUGOSLAVIAN) MILITARY OFFICERS SERBS SHOOTINGS SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN) SPECTATORS/AUDIENCES/BYSTANDERS YUGOSLAVS
Photo Designation: INVASION & OCCUPATION -- Yugoslavia -- GENERAL -- Aktionen: Arrests/Executions -- Towns P