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An SS officer who was beaten up by Poles and Russians leans against a brick wall.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 49563
An SS officer who was beaten up by Poles and Russians leans against a brick wall. The original caption reads, "Tanennberg, Germany. Here is an S.S. leader, after some Poles & Russians had beaten him up. He is the type who tortured slave laborers & forced reluctant German soldiers to continue a lost fight. Turn the picture sideways and you will see some of the soldiers who were under his command. It looks as though he has a photograph conscience!"

An SS officer who was beaten up by Poles and Russians leans against a brick wall.

The original caption reads, "Tanennberg, Germany.
Here is an S.S. leader, after some Poles & Russians had beaten him up. He is the type who tortured slave laborers & forced reluctant German soldiers to continue a lost fight. Turn the picture sideways and you will see some of the soldiers who were under his command. It looks as though he has a photograph conscience!"

Date
1945
Locale
Tannenberg, [East Prussia] Germany
Photo Designation
LIBERATION -- Germany: General -- Miscellaneous
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Forrest Robinson

About This Photograph

Biography
Forrest Robinson served as a corporal with the Military Police of the 104th Infantry Division of the First Army. His unit liberated prisoners in Tannenberg, Germany and the Nordhausen conentration camp.

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Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Forrest Robinson
Source Record ID: Collections: 2004.278
 
Record last modified: 2021-01-05 00:00:00
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