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

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

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    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 Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Forrest Robinson

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    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Forrest Robinson
    Source Record ID: Collections: 2004.278

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    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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    2021-01-05 00:00:00
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