10.000 Reichsmark reward! Talboom and Lelong / 200.000 francs reward Reward poster for suspected killers of German security police

Identifier
irn513592
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.189.2
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 31.625 inches (80.328 cm) | Width: 44.000 inches (111.76 cm)

Archival History

The broadside was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Wanted poster offering a reward for the capture of those responsible for the murder of two German security police in Tournai, Belgium. It was issued by the German military commanders of France, von Stulpnagel, and Belgium and northern France, von Falkenhausen. There are photos and descriptions of the two suspects, Henry Talboom (1919-2005) and Robert Lelong (1919-1941), members of the Belgian resistance group Phalange Blanche. Less than two weeks later, Lelong shot himself rather than be captured; Talboom escaped to Switzerland. Nazi Germany conquered Belgium and France in May-June 1940 and set up occupation governments under the control of a German military administration. Allied forces liberated both regions by September 1944.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Text only poster on thin offwhite paper with text printed in black ink against a white background with a red border. There are 2 blocks of identically arranged text on each side of a vertical red line, the left is in German and the right repeats the information in French. Across the center of each text block is a black and white photograph of eahc of the 2 suspects: on the left is a full length photo of a young man, Baker Henry Talboom; on the right is a photo of a young man from the chest up, Mechanic Robert Lelong.

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