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Prisoners of the Camps - Photograph

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German soldier guarding Soviet prisoners of war

A German soldier guards Soviet prisoners of war at the Uman camp in the Ukraine.

A German soldier guards Soviet prisoners of war at the Uman camp in the Ukraine. Soviet Union, August 14, 1941.

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Germans guard Soviet prisoners of war

Germans guard prisoners in the Rovno camp for Soviet prisoners of war.

Germans guard prisoners in the Rovno camp for Soviet prisoners of war. Rovno, Poland, after June 22, 1941.

Second only to the Jews, Soviet prisoners of war were the largest group of victims of Nazi racial policy.

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Internment camp for Roma (Gypsies)

Roll call at an internment camp for Roma (Gypsies).

Roll call at an internment camp for Roma (Gypsies). Lackenbach, Austria, 1940–41.

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