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The sleeping car of a German train lies next to the tracks where it was derailed by the Polish resistance.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 50954

The sleeping car of a German train lies next to the tracks where it was derailed by the Polish resistance.

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Caption: The sleeping car of a German train lies next to the tracks where it was derailed by the Polish resistance.
Photographer: Otto Roesner
Date: 1943 July 03
Locale: Poland
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

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Photo Source: Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Copyright: Agency Agreement

Source Record ID: 15457

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Keyword: DESTRUCTION/VANDALISM RESISTERS/RESISTANCE SABOTAGE TRAINS
Photo Designation: RESISTANCE & PARTISANS -- Poland/USSR -- Polish Resistance

Record last modified:: 2013-01-31 00:00:00
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