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The execution of Poles in the Barbarka Forest
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Execution of Poles in the Barbarka forest

The execution of Poles in the Barbarka Forest by members of the Selbstschutz (ethnic German self-defense organization). An SS officer can be seen standing in the background. Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland, October 1939.

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