Overview
- Caption
- 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
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1945
- Locale
- Tannenberg, [East Prussia] Germany
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Forrest Robinson
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Forrest RobinsonSource Record ID: Collections: 2004.278
Keywords & Subjects
- Photo Designation
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LIBERATION -- Germany: General -- Miscellaneous
Administrative Notes
- 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.
- Record last modified:
- 2021-01-05 00:00:00
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