October 26, 1941, Minsk

German occupation of Belarus

From the German Federal Archive. Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1972-026-43 / CC-BY-SA

Two Belarusians – one a 17-year-old female, Masha Buskina – are on their way to their execution. Her sign reads, in Russian and German: "We are partisans and have shot at German soldiers."

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