Tree stump from the Palmiry Forest with an embedded bullet shell
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.630 inches (27 cm) | Width: 7.480 inches (18.999 cm) | Depth: 3.940 inches (10.008 cm)
Archival History
The tree stump was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by the Museum of the City of Warsaw.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Museum of the City of Warsaw
Scope and Content
This "AB-AKTION" was referred to by the Nazis as the "Ausserordentliche Befriedigungsaktionen (extraordinary pacification operation). Clerics, intellectuals, academics, politicians, and suspected resisters were murdered there.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Stump contains a bullet shell.
Genre
- Object
- Materials
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