F05_P14: Holocaust Aftermath: Investigation of Nazi War Crimes

Archive

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

c.1945, Front side - Flier depicting civilians digging bodies out of a mass grave in Germany.: Tan flier with printed text in English using black ink. A black-and-white photograph depicts three civilians at the right with dead bodies lying within a mass grave. In the background, coniferous trees are present. The foreground depicts a pit.
c.1945, Front side - Flier depicting civilians digging bodies out of a mass grave in Germany.

Tan flier with printed text in English using black ink. A black-and-white photograph depicts three civilians at the right with dead bodies lying within a mass grave. In the background, coniferous trees are present. The foreground depicts a pit.

Name/Title

F05_P14: Holocaust Aftermath: Investigation of Nazi War Crimes

Entry/Object ID

2008.4.100

Scope and Content

c.1945, flier depicting civilians digging bodies out of a mass grave in Germany.

Context

As Allied armies closed in on Berlin from both east and west, civilian and military investigators collected documentation of Nazi atrocities that would later be used as evidence in trials of the war criminals.

Collection

Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame Exhibit

Category

Flyer
Philatelic Material

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Flier

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1945 - circa 1945

Primary Language

English

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

4-15/16 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated and PDF (July 28 2026)