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With torn picture of his feuhrer beside his clenched fist, a dead general of the Volkssturm lies on the floor of city hall, Leipzig, Germany. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city on April 19, 1945.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau. (12/17/1942 - 09/15/1945)
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With torn picture of his feuhrer beside his clenched fist, a dead general of the Volkssturm lies on the floor of city hall, Leipzig, Germany. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city on April 19, 1945.
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Date between 1941 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q38945047
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 535982.

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  • Record group: Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951 (National Archives Identifier: 535)
  • Series: Yanks in the ETO, compiled 1941 - 1945 (National Archives Identifier: 535969)
  • NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-208-YE-148
  • 208-YE-148
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English: With a torn picture of his Führer beside his clenched fist, a dead major of the Volkssturm (erroneously described as a “Volkssturmgeneral”) Walter Doenicke (* July 27, 1899; † April 19, 1945) lies on the floor of city hall, Leipzig, Germany. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city.
Deutsch: Mit einem zerrissenen Bild seines Führers neben der geballten Faust liegt der tote Volkssturm-Bataillonsführer (fälschlicherweise als „Volkssturmgeneral“ bezeichnet) Walter Dönicke (* 27. Juli 1899; † 19. April 1945) auf dem Fußboden des Neuen Rathauses in Leipzig. Er beging Selbstmord, statt sich den Truppen der US-Army zu zeigen, die die Stadt eroberten.

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author name string: Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau. 12/17/1942-9/15/1945
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With torn picture of his feuhrer beside his clenched fist, a dead general of the Volkssturm lies on the floor of city hall, Leipzig, Germany. He committed suicide rather than face U.S. Army troops who captured the city on April 19, 1945. (English)

determination method: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
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publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 23 July 2023

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