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Dayton Holocaust Resource Center

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What is World War 2?

The mass murder of Europe's Jews took place in the context of World War 2. As German troops invaded and occupied more and more territory in Europe, the Soviet Union, and North Africa, the regime's and antisemitic policies became more radical, moving from persecution to genocide.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. World War 2: In Depth. Holocaust Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-in-depth. Date accessed: 2023, April 12.

 

American invaders spring from the ramp of a Coast Guard-manned landing barge to wade those last perilous yards to the beach of Normandy. Enemy fire will cut some of them down. Their ‘taxi’ will pull itself off the sands and dash back to a Coast Guard manned transport for more passengers.

This photograph titled “Taxis to Hell- and Back- Into the Jaws of Death” was taken on June 6, 1944 during Operation Overlord by Robert F. Sargent, United States Coast Guard chief petty officer and “photographer’s mate.” The photograph was originally captioned,

American invaders spring from the ramp of a Coast Guard-manned landing barge to wade those last perilous yards to the beach of Normandy. Enemy fire will cut some of them down. Their ‘taxi’ will pull itself off the sands and dash back to a Coast Guard manned transport for more passengers.

Discussion Question

What was the relationship between the progress of the war and the mass murder of Europe’s Jews?

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