An American soldier and local civilian official examine corpses found near Warstein. The victims were shot by German police prior to the arrival of U.S. troops.
Overview
- Caption
- An American soldier and local civilian official examine corpses found near Warstein. The victims were shot by German police prior to the arrival of U.S. troops.
- Date
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After April 1945
- Locale
- Warstein, [Prussian Westphalia; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
- Event History
- In January 1945, as the end of the war approached and Germany's defeat became imminent, an attempt was made to eliminate all enemies of the Third Reich. On January 24 the RSHA sent a telegram to the leaders of the local police offices in Duesseldorf, Muenster, Dortmund, and Cologne ordering the killing of all Communists and slave laborers in their custody. As a result, a large number of political prisoners were killed in North Rhine-Westphalia during the last few weeks of the war.
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005131. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10008065.
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Copyright: Public DomainSource Record ID: 153-Case files 1944-49--box 313--file 12-639 to 12-646United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Robert SteinkeSource Record ID: Collections: 2004.10
Keywords & Subjects
- Record last modified:
- 2004-01-29 00:00:00
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