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Hood and noose is placed over the head of a German civilian on the gallows at Bruchsal prison, Germay, for the murder of six American airmen shot down in 1944
Hood and noose is placed over the head of a German civilian on the gallows at Bruchsal prison, Germay, for the murder of six American airmen shot down in 1944

Hood and noose is placed over the head of a German civilian on the gallows at Bruchsal prison, Germay, for the murder of six American airmen shot down in 1944

Date11/21/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hood and noose is placed over the head of a German civilian on the gallows at Bruchsal prison; Germay; for the murder of six American airmen shot down in 1944
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019499F
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