The Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen Photograph is possibly one of the most iconic photographs in history and certainly one of the most commonly reproduced ones about the Second World War especially in reference to the so-called ‘Holocaust’ because it appears to show a German soldier – claimed to be a member of an Einsatzgruppe – in the process of shooting a jewish woman as part of the
Carlo Mattogno's book, The Einzatsgruppen in the Occupied Eastern Territories: Genesis, Missions and Actions, is a staggering read. Mattogno surely must be an autist to do what he does, how he does. It's supernatural.
It is also heartbreaking that The Einzatsgruppen have been so demonised, when their main task was to restore order, which they executed with integrity.
I used to be a photographer, shooting film and printing in the darkroom and this looks "wrong" somehow, though expertly done.
I am still impressed by the level of manipulation that they could achieve on real film and paper though.
There is a book by Carlos Whitlock Porter, called "Made in Russia: The Holocaust, where he dismantles many of the propaganda photos of the time and shows how the original looked.
Thank you for this. This is the first time I’m hearing this much detail about the photo. I just learned about the Yugoslavian gun/uniform a few weeks ago. Prior to then I understood it to be a German soldier, but even then when I saw the full photo over a decade ago it was very obvious to me that the soldier was not shooting at the woman and child, but past them to something off in the distance.
The impression I got the first time I saw the full photo was that the “German” was actually defending the woman and child and the other civilians taking cover. This photo was one of the things that first started to wake me up to the truth.
The only thing I noticed the first time I saw that photo was that the soldier's rifle was NOT pointing at the woman with the child, but at something/someone further away.
The first time I'd seen this photo was during a 10th grade field trip to The Breman Museum in Atlanta. They had a holocaust section with the tightly cropped version of this photo hanging from the ceiling. It must have been 20-30 feet long, huge. The tour guide told my class that the 'German' soldier sent this picture back to his mother, writing on the back "Two with only 1 bullet," or something to that effect. Brilliant propaganda, not only demonizing the soldier, but the ostensibly approving, proud German mother as well.
Thank you for the article, Karl. This was a great one.
Carlo Mattogno's book, The Einzatsgruppen in the Occupied Eastern Territories: Genesis, Missions and Actions, is a staggering read. Mattogno surely must be an autist to do what he does, how he does. It's supernatural.
It is also heartbreaking that The Einzatsgruppen have been so demonised, when their main task was to restore order, which they executed with integrity.
Excellent article. Thank you.
I used to be a photographer, shooting film and printing in the darkroom and this looks "wrong" somehow, though expertly done.
I am still impressed by the level of manipulation that they could achieve on real film and paper though.
There is a book by Carlos Whitlock Porter, called "Made in Russia: The Holocaust, where he dismantles many of the propaganda photos of the time and shows how the original looked.
Thankyou, I just bought a copy of this on your recommendation.
More to the point, why would any murderer meticulously document his killings?
Thank you for this. This is the first time I’m hearing this much detail about the photo. I just learned about the Yugoslavian gun/uniform a few weeks ago. Prior to then I understood it to be a German soldier, but even then when I saw the full photo over a decade ago it was very obvious to me that the soldier was not shooting at the woman and child, but past them to something off in the distance.
The impression I got the first time I saw the full photo was that the “German” was actually defending the woman and child and the other civilians taking cover. This photo was one of the things that first started to wake me up to the truth.
The only thing I noticed the first time I saw that photo was that the soldier's rifle was NOT pointing at the woman with the child, but at something/someone further away.
The first time I'd seen this photo was during a 10th grade field trip to The Breman Museum in Atlanta. They had a holocaust section with the tightly cropped version of this photo hanging from the ceiling. It must have been 20-30 feet long, huge. The tour guide told my class that the 'German' soldier sent this picture back to his mother, writing on the back "Two with only 1 bullet," or something to that effect. Brilliant propaganda, not only demonizing the soldier, but the ostensibly approving, proud German mother as well.
Thank you for the article, Karl. This was a great one.
great analysis