War atrocities

Title
War atrocities
Creator
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47098
Description
On reverse: "ETO HQ 45 33058 16 APRIL CREDIT… U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOG… SGT E.R. ALLEN (168). MURDER INC. IN A LARGE BARN JUST ON THE EDGE OF GARDELEGEN, GERMANY, AT LEAST 150 RUSSIAN, FRENCH, POLISH AND JEWISH POLITICAL PRISONERS OF GERMANY WERE BURNED TO DEATH BY SS TROOPS. THE ATROCITY WAS EXPOSED WHEN THE 9TH U S ARMY TROOPS CAPTURED THE GARDELEGEN AREA BEFORE THE GERMANS HAD TIME TO REMOVE THE EVIDENCE. PICTURED IS ONE OF THE VICTIMS STILL IN THE POSITION AS IF TRYING TO RISE AND ESCAPE FROM THIS HORRIBLE DEATH. (M) 102ND INF DIV, XIII CORPS, NUSA, GARDELEGEN, GERMANY. CERTIFYING AS BEING PASSED BY OFFICE CHIEF PRESS CENSOR HEADQUARTERS ETOUSA ARMY PICTORIAL SERVICE."
Date
1945-04-16
Decade
1940s
Subjects
Prisoners of war
Carter, Amon G., Jr.
World War II
Source
Box 148, POW War Atrocities Tour 1945, 1 of 3, Item 037
Type
Image
Formats
8.25x10 Photo
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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