War atrocities

dc.creator	United States. Army. Signal Corps
dc.creator	Allen, E. R.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-11T19:13:36Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-11T19:13:36Z
dc.date.issued	1945-04-16
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47098
dc.description	On reverse: "ETO HQ 45 33058 16 APRIL CREDIT… U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOG… SGT E.R. ALLEN (168). MURDER INC. IN A LARGE BARN JUST ON THE EDGE OF GARDELEGEN, GERMANY, AT LEAST 150 RUSSIAN, FRENCH, POLISH AND JEWISH POLITICAL PRISONERS OF GERMANY WERE BURNED TO DEATH BY SS TROOPS. THE ATROCITY WAS EXPOSED WHEN THE 9TH U S ARMY TROOPS CAPTURED THE GARDELEGEN AREA BEFORE THE GERMANS HAD TIME TO REMOVE THE EVIDENCE. PICTURED IS ONE OF THE VICTIMS STILL IN THE POSITION AS IF TRYING TO RISE AND ESCAPE FROM THIS HORRIBLE DEATH. (M) 102ND INF DIV, XIII CORPS, NUSA, GARDELEGEN, GERMANY. CERTIFYING AS BEING PASSED BY OFFICE CHIEF PRESS CENSOR HEADQUARTERS ETOUSA ARMY PICTORIAL SERVICE."
dc.format.medium	8.25x10 Photo
dc.relation	Amon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.source	Box 148, POW War Atrocities Tour 1945, 1 of 3, Item 037
dc.subject	Prisoners of war
dc.subject	Carter, Amon G., Jr.
dc.subject	World War II
dc.title	War atrocities
dc.type	Image
dc.description.transcription

Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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