Jewish Managers of Brauer Firm, a factory in Warsaw, Poland

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Description

This item is a photo depicting the Jewish managers from the Herman Brauer Firm, a German-owned factory in Warsaw which repaired damaged military helmets, with their hands raised. An SS man searches one manager’s pocket while an officer examines another manager’s identity papers.

Original caption of the photograph states: Firma Brauer! [Brauer Company!]

Citation

This primary source comes from the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records.

National Archives Identifier: 118571995

Full Citation: Jewish Managers of Brauer Firm, a factory in 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://docsteach.org/document/jewish-managers-brauer-firm-factory-warsaw-poland/, February 19, 2026]

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