Norbert Krasnosielski photograph collection
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Norbert Krasnosielski
Biographical History
Norbert Krasnosielski (1918-2013) was born in Nikopol, Ukraine. He grew up in Nesvizh, Poland (now Niasvizh, Belarus), and lived in Vilna during the 1930s. He joined the Russian Army after Western Poland came under Russian occupation, and later fought with the Polish Army. He was in St. Petersburg during the siege of Leningrad, and occupied Berlin during the end of the war.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norbert Krasnosielski
Given to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Norbert Krasnosielski. Mr. Krasnosielski passed away in 2013, and the donation was completed by his grandson Allen Posacki in 2016.
Scope and Content
Collection of photographs documenting Norbert Krasnosielski and his experiences while serving with the Polish Army and Russian Army during WWII.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.