![Ukrainian Jews who were forced to undress before they were massacred by Einsatzgruppe detachments. [LCID: 83022]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/c34d1a6c-acb0-47e0-b43f-f559174cba47.jpg)
Ukrainian Jews who were forced to undress before they were massacred by Einsatzgruppe detachments. This photo, originally in color, was part of a series taken by a German military photographer. Copies from this collection were later used as evidence in war crimes trials. Lubny, Soviet Union, October 16, 1941.
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