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In addition to color-coding, non-German prisoners were marked by the first letter of the German name for their home country or ethnic group. Red triangle with a letter, for example: B (Belgier, Belgians) E (Engländer, "English"; in practice used for all British) F (Franzosen, French) I (Italiener, Italians) J [18] (Jugoslawen, Yugoslavs)
These mandatory badges had specific meanings indicated by their color and shape. The system of badges varied somewhat between the camps. Such emblems helped guards assign tasks to the detainees: for example, a guard at a glance could see if someone were a convicted criminal (green patch) and thus likely of a "tough" temperament suitable for ...
It was the greatest tragedy of the Holocaust. In just five years, over one million people were murdered at Auschwitz, the largest and deadliest Nazi concentration camp. ... On the 80th anniversary ...
Much of the photography of the Holocaust is the work of Nazi German photographers. [7] Some originated as routine administrative procedure, such as identification photographs (); others were intended to illustrate the construction and functioning of the camps or prisoner transport. [5]
The bodies in the foreground are waiting to be thrown into the fire. Another picture shows one of the places in the forest where people undress before 'showering'—as they were told—and then go to the gas-chambers. Send film roll as fast as you can. Send the enclosed photos to Tell—we think enlargements of the photos can be sent further. [26]
The images follow the processing of newly arrived Hungarian Jews from Carpathian Ruthenia in the spring and summer of 1944. [2] They document the disembarkation of the Jewish prisoners from the train boxcars, followed by the selection process, performed by doctors of the SS and wardens of the camp, which separated those who were considered fit for work from those who were to be sent to the gas ...
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum online gallery of Höcker Album photos; In the Shadow of Horror, Auschwitz SS Guardians Frolic from Holocaust Survivors and Remembrance Project: "Forget You Not" Nazi's photo album shows life of a top Auschwitz officer | 60 Minutes; New Yorker Magazine: The Chilling Truth Pictured in "Here There are Blueberries"
Pages in category "Holocaust photographs" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Auschwitz Album; C.