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Russian Women Burying their Dead in Stalingrad

2009-2735 (untitled)
Accession Number
2009-2735
3 x 2 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Funeral rites and ceremonies
World War, 1939-1945
War damage
HST Keywords
Russia - Stalingrad; Soviet Union
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Description
Russian women burying their dead after Stalingrad was bombed by the Germans. They have shovels with them indicating that they had to dig the graves themselves. Photos were retrieved from captured German prisoners of war. This series includes photos 2009-2671 to 2009-2713 and 2009-2736.
Date(s)
ca.
1942