Boy with Hands Raised, Warsaw, Poland
4/1943
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This item is a photograph depicting a group of Jewish civilians consisting primarily of women and children with their hands raised being led out of a bunker by SS men. The only identified person in this photo is SS-Rottenführer Josef Blösche, a war criminal and member of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), who can be seen on the right side of the photo, wearing a tie and dust goggles and holding a submachine gun.
Original caption of the photograph states: Mit Gewalt aus Bunkern Hervorgeholt. [Forcibly pulled out of dug-outs.]
Original caption of the photograph states: Mit Gewalt aus Bunkern Hervorgeholt. [Forcibly pulled out of dug-outs.]
This primary source comes from the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records.
National Archives Identifier: 118572049
Full Citation: Boy with Hands Raised, Warsaw, Poland; 4/1943; USA Exhibit 275; United States Exhibits, 1945–1946; National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records, Record Group 238; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/boy-hands-raised-warsaw-poland, October 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
