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Foreign News
June 22, 1941
Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
What is this article about?
Smuggled photos from Nazi-occupied Poland depict soldiers mocking religious ceremonies, executing civilians including women and children, firing squads, burning bodies, and hanging a tavern owner in retaliation for German deaths.
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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES SHOW GERMANS EXECUTING POLES
SACRILEGIOUS CEREMONY—Picture smuggled out of Poland purports to show Nazi soldiers who have donned church vestments before Polish church at Chem and are ridiculing religious ceremony. Note grins on soldiers' faces. Hitler attempts to suppress all news from Poland. This is one of pictures said to have been bought at high price from Gestapo agent.
ELIMINATION—Nazi executioners lead group of Polish women through forest glade to execution grounds, according to caption accompanying this picture smuggled out of Poland. Patriotic Poles pay with their lives, these days. Hundreds of men, women and even children are being "eliminated" as Hitler attempts to impress his "New Order" on Poles.
FIRING SQUAD—Civilians in Poland who give the slightest opposition to Nazi domination quickly are eliminated from Hitler's "New Order" in Poland. This picture, smuggled out of Poland, shows firing squad in action at Palmira, near Warsaw, as Nazi terror stalks land.
POLISH FUNERAL PYRE—Caption to this picture smuggled out of Poland states that after Poles are executed by Nazis for insubordination, bodies are burned. Then bodies are flung into common grave dug by persecuted Jews. Nazi soldiers and officer are near one of funeral pyres.
"JUSTICE"—Two German soldiers were killed in a tavern brawl in Wawer, near Warsaw, Poland. Tavern owner was charged with responsibility by Germans and he was hanged outside his door. This is one of pictures smuggled out of Poland after Gestapo agent was paid highly.
SACRILEGIOUS CEREMONY—Picture smuggled out of Poland purports to show Nazi soldiers who have donned church vestments before Polish church at Chem and are ridiculing religious ceremony. Note grins on soldiers' faces. Hitler attempts to suppress all news from Poland. This is one of pictures said to have been bought at high price from Gestapo agent.
ELIMINATION—Nazi executioners lead group of Polish women through forest glade to execution grounds, according to caption accompanying this picture smuggled out of Poland. Patriotic Poles pay with their lives, these days. Hundreds of men, women and even children are being "eliminated" as Hitler attempts to impress his "New Order" on Poles.
FIRING SQUAD—Civilians in Poland who give the slightest opposition to Nazi domination quickly are eliminated from Hitler's "New Order" in Poland. This picture, smuggled out of Poland, shows firing squad in action at Palmira, near Warsaw, as Nazi terror stalks land.
POLISH FUNERAL PYRE—Caption to this picture smuggled out of Poland states that after Poles are executed by Nazis for insubordination, bodies are burned. Then bodies are flung into common grave dug by persecuted Jews. Nazi soldiers and officer are near one of funeral pyres.
"JUSTICE"—Two German soldiers were killed in a tavern brawl in Wawer, near Warsaw, Poland. Tavern owner was charged with responsibility by Germans and he was hanged outside his door. This is one of pictures smuggled out of Poland after Gestapo agent was paid highly.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
Nazi Executions
Poland Atrocities
Smuggled Pictures
Gestapo
New Order
What entities or persons were involved?
Hitler
Where did it happen?
Poland
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Poland
Key Persons
Hitler
Outcome
hundreds of men, women and children eliminated; tavern owner hanged after two german soldiers killed in brawl
Event Details
Smuggled pictures from Poland show Nazi soldiers in sacrilegious ceremony at Chem church, leading Polish women to execution in forest, firing squad at Palmira near Warsaw, burning bodies on funeral pyres with Jews digging graves, and hanging of tavern owner in Wawer near Warsaw