Gardelegen, Germany *Warning Graphic Content*
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- Created Date
- circa 1945
- Description
On Friday, April 13, 1945 in preparation of their imminent surrender to U.S. troops; German SS troops, under the orders of a local Nazi official, slaughtered over 1,000 religious, political, and military prisoners of war in an attempt to hide their existence. The prisoners were led into a large masonery shed, in which gasoline soaked straw had been placed on the floor. Using phosphorus grenades the straw was set ablaze. Prisoners who tried to esc...
- Creator
Overstreet, Charles
- Contributing Institution
- Flora Public Library
- Collection
- Charles Overstreet Collection
- Subjects
- 252nd Field Artillery Battalion
252nd Field Artillery Battalion, Headquarters Radio Unit
102nd Ozark Infantry Division
9th Army
World War II
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945
Overstreet, Charles
Gardelegen, Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities - Type
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- Rights
- Charles and Katie Overstreet have generously allowed the Flora Public Library to borrow their collection for digitization. To order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact Flora Public Library, 216 North Main Street, Flora, IL, 62839-1510, (618-662-6553). Please cite the item title and collection name.
- Chicago citation style
- Overstreet, Charles. Gardelegen, Germany *Warning Graphic Content*. circa 1945. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/316. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Overstreet, Charles, (circa 1945) Gardelegen, Germany *Warning Graphic Content*. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/316
- MLA citation style
- Overstreet, Charles. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/fpl/id/316>.