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Burgholz near Wuppertal, Germany: ill-treatment and killing of Russian nationals....
Catalogue reference: WO 309/1139
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This record is about the Burgholz near Wuppertal, Germany: ill-treatment and killing of Russian nationals.... dating from 1945 Jan-1947 Oct in the series War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 309/1139
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Jan-1947 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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Burgholz near Wuppertal, Germany: ill-treatment and killing of Russian nationals.
Includes 29 photographs depicting: HQ BAOR: War Crimes Group (NWE); Bernhard Poleschke, together with others (named), accused of ill treatment and mass killing of Russian nationals at Burgholz Wood, Wuppertal, in 1945; photographs of medical evidence (letter). Dated 1945-1947.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WCG/C/29/12/FIS Part 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C172852/
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WO 309
War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes...
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