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  1. Contemporary archeological bag with French text used during excavation of a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Contemporary archeological bag used to transport a shovel found in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine, while excavating mass execution and grave sites uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault ...

  2. 10 bullet casings recovered during excavation of a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    10 discharged bullet casings, one of French manufacture, found ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. One casing has a headstamp marking the French manufacturer and date. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, G...

  3. 3 9mm Luger bullet casings recovered during the excavations of mass execution sites

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn42986
    • English
    • 1941-1942
    • a: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) c: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)

    3 discharged 9mm Luger Czechoslovakian manufactured bullet casings acquired ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. All of the casings have a headstamp marking the Czechoslovakian manufacturer and cartridge type. The 9mm Luger was developed in Germany by George Luger in 1902 and quickly became one of the most popular pistol and machine pistol cartridges in production. In S...

  4. Green painted arched bracket recovered during the excavations of mass execution sites

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Curved metal bracket found ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault was coordinated with killing squads whose goal was the Final Solution, the elimination of...

  5. Partial black plastic widetooth comb discarded at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Partial black plastic comb found ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault was coordinated with killing squads whose goal was the Final Solution, the eliminat...

  6. Partial black plastic widetooth comb discarded at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Partial black plastic comb found ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault was coordinated with killing squads whose goal was the Final Solution, the eliminat...

  7. Spare machine gun barrel case with a missing locking clip recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Spare barrel carrier for the MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) and the MG 42 excavated ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. It held and protected barrels that were replaced often to avoid overheating. The German Army issued the MG 34 in 1934. It was the primary infantry machine gun used in the war until it was replaced by the MG 42, which had similar features, but a higher rate of fire. In early September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland and a few w...

  8. MG 34 and 42 round drum magazine recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Bucket shaped drum magazine for the MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) and MG 42 excavated ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. It stores 50 to 70 rounds of ammunition in a spiral and feeds cartridges into the chamber. The German Army issued the MG 34 in 1934. It was the primary infantry machine gun used in the war, until it was replaced by the MG 42, which had similar features but a higher rate of fire. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion...

  9. Wooden ammunition box with German paper labels recovered in the Ukraine

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Wooden ammunition box acquired ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault was coordinated with killing squads whose goal was the Final Solution, the elimination o...

  10. Wide rectangular shovel head recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Wide rectangular shovel blade excavated ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine, possibly Berdychiv or Khvativ, uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. The German occupying forces often made civilians dig graves, transport Jews to killing sites, and fill in the graves after mass shootings. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 194...

  11. Shovel head with a partial wooden handle recovered postwar at a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Shovel head excavated ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum in either Berdychiv or Khvativ, Ukraine, from a mass execution and grave site uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. The German occupying forces often made civilians dig graves, transport Jews to killing sites, and fill in the graves after mass shootings. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched ...

  12. Shield shaped shovel head recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Shield shaped shovel blade excavated ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine, possibly Berdychiv or Khvativ, uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. The German occupying forces often made civilians dig graves, transport Jews to killing sites, and fill in the graves after mass shootings. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, ...

  13. 310 discharged German manufactured bullet casings found at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    310 discharged bullet casings, with the contemporary archeological bag used to transport them, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. Several casings have a headstamp marking the German manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Opera...

  14. 75 discharged bullet casings and 2 machine gun link ammunition belt sections found at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    75 discharged bullet casings and 2 non-disintegrating machine gun link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, with the contemporary archeological bag used for transport, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. One casing has a headstamp marking the German manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's i...

  15. 143 discharged machine gun link ammunition belt sections found at a mass execution site in Ukraine

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    143 discharged non-disintegrating link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, with the contemporary archeological bag they were transported in, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise atta...

  16. 157 discharged machine gun link ammunition belt sections found at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    157 discharged non-disintegrating link ammunition belt pieces for MG 34 and 42 German machine guns, with the contemporary archeological bag that they were transported in, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. An ammunition belt is used to load cartridges into an automatic weapon. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise...

  17. 9 discharged bullets and 12 discharged bullet casings recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    9 discharged bullets and 12 discharged bullet casings recovered by Yahad-In Unum in 2005-2006 while excavating mass execution and grave sites in Ukraine uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. One casing has a headstamp marking a Czechoslovakian manufacturer, location, and date. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pac...

  18. Contemporary archeological bag with Ukrainian text used during excavation of a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Contemporary archeological bag used to transport shells and a shovel found in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum in Berdychiv, Ukraine, during the excavation of mass execution and grave sites uncovered by their research into the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, areas of eastern Poland, now in Ukraine, were occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a surprise attack on Russia. The military assault was coordinated with k...

  19. Mauser K98k bolt action rifle with a missing bolt used in eastern Poland

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Mauser K98k (Karabiner Kurz) bolt action rifle acquired ca. 2005 by Yahad-In Unum while researching atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on the Jewish people in the Ukraine. The K98k was a shorter and lighter modification of the Gewher 98, the standard German Army infantry rifle. It was manufactured in 1935 and used by the German Army until the end of the war in 1945. In early September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland and a few weeks later, the Soviet Union occupied eastern Poland, now Ukraine, under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbar...

  20. Spare machine gun barrel case recovered postwar at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Spare barrel carrier for the MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) and the MG 42 excavated by Yahad-In Unum from a mass execution and grave site in Ukraine uncovered by their research into atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population during WWII. It held and protected barrels that were replaced often to avoid overheating. The German Army issued the MG 34 in 1934. It was the primary infantry machine gun used in the war until it was replaced by the MG 42, which had similar features, but a higher rate of fire. In early September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland and a few weeks late...