Villagers separated by Wehrmacht troops, Eastern Front

Identifier
irn1000489
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0326
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

Powerful scenes of German army personnel separating villagers (men from women and children), forcing women and children to leave. People are distressed, soldiers are hostile. Families wave goodbye. Women and children move off across wooden bridge.

Note(s)

  • Scholar Bernd Boll indicates that these are Wehrmacht uniforms; no indication of Einsatzgruppe involvement. Confirmed by Alexander Prusin 06/09/05. See photos of Lubny, Ukraine (E. of Kiev) in Wehrmacht exhibit catalog. Appears to be very similar location and population. Einsatzgruppe 4a murdered Jews of Lubny on October 16, 1941. Note that "Fruehjahr 1941" must be an error, either in Bundesarchiv record or our transcription of information.

  • Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied.

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