Gertrude Adams Collection

Identifier
irn524516
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.446.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524516

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gertrude Adams.

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Gertrude Adams.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs of the roundup and execution of Poles by Military Field Police Section 581, Einsatzgruppe IV under the command of SS-Brigadefuehrer Lothar Beutel, and the 6th Motorized Police Battalion in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Images show Polish hostages arrested during the "pacification" of Bydgoszcz, Poland before being shot by men with the 6th Motorized Police Battalion, as well as general scenes of the killing site in Bydgoszcz (Bromberg); captioned on verso in German.

Subjects

  • Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.