USHMM title "German soldiers of the Waffen-SS and the Reich Labor Service look on as a member of an Einsatzgruppe prepares to shoot a Ukrainian Jew kneeling on the edge of a mass grave filled with corpses. "
Anyone Know the origin of this photograph? The most detail I have read is that it is it is taken in 1942, or 1941-43? in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. Elsewhere I have read that it was apart of an album, but what other photographs are in that album? Also other sources claim the back of the photograph is inscribed "The last Jew in Vinnitsa"
Also this photograph appears to be cropped as other versions have several more figures to left edge
USHMM credits courtesy of Library of Congress but no other information is provided on it's origin or discovery
Other issues I have with photograph
1. The youthful looking individual standing directly to the left of the shooters arm, in the dark uniform, some suggest it is a youth member of the reich labor service (Reichsarbeitsdienst) but it doesn't look like the uniform, it actually looks like the black uniform worn by panzer crews as well as his cap looks like one worn by panzer crews
2. The soldiers are supposed to be waffen SS but aren't wearing any SS style collar insignia, although it is difficult to tell because of the poor quality of the picture, they look like more like wehrmacht bar insignia on their collars, also the shooter appears to have no visible insignia on his uniform
3. One individual near the left end of the photo appears to be wearing a white sweater of some sort, it doesn't look like any uniform, and since the area looks snowy i doubt it is a under shirt
4. If you zoom in on the shooters firearm, it seems it's a small gun compared to his hand as his fingers extend past the barrel, I wonder what kind of gun this is, although it could be artifacts in the photo, making it appear that way...?
If anyone have a better quality reproduction of this photograph or more information on its origin please post
