[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II

Minsk, Belarus: 1942.

Price: $1,800.00

Hardcover. Small quarto. Measuring 8" x 9.5". Maroon pebbled cloth over paper boards. Contains 181 sepia toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1.5" x 2" and 3.5" x 5.5", without captions. Album is near fine with near fine photographs with occasional creasing.

A photo album kept by an unidentified German soldier while stationed in Minsk and around Belarus during World War II. Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 until 1944. During this time one of the largest ghettos in Eastern Europe was created in Minsk housing roughly 100,000 Jews most of whom were killed during their internment. The death toll on both sides was substantial amounting to a total of 2,230,000 people killed in Belarus during the occupation. German soldiers stayed in the city and can be seen throughout the album practicing with firearms, marching through the streets in formation, and participating in the company marching band. Numerous German grave sites are pictured here, some marked with the Iron Cross, as well as the funeral procession of one of the men. High ranking officers are seen while addressing their troops. Soldiers are shown loading trucks and being transported via train. The nearly empty streets of Minsk are shown with photos of buildings, churches, and views of Minsk from a rooftop as well as rundown barns and buildings. One photo shows two men writing letters, another shows a group of soldiers having a drink outside. Later in the album the troops are seen in the snow, digging trenches, using carts pulled by horses, and standing at attention on patrol.

An interesting compilation of arresting images depicting the occupation of Belarus in World War II from a German perspective.


Item #400901

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Item #400901 [Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus during World War II