Heroes, a photo from Kauno, South

Photographer's Note

Part of the poignant museum display at the 9th Fort just north of Kaunas. It depicts some of the heroes of Kaunas, who risked not only their own lives, but those of their family and friends to save Litvaks (Lithuanian Jews) from execution by the Nazis occupying Lithuania. Depicted here are some clergy. Priests and nuns who helped hide and save many thousands of Litvaks. There was even a Japanese diplomat (Chiune Sugihara) who was forging exit, transit and identity papers to safely smuggle as many Litvaks out of Lithuania as possible, despite clear orders from Tokyo to assist the Nazis with their extermination camps and a risk to his own life & family. He also saved around 6 thousand Litvaks. Others were not so lucky. The mass burial site has a plaque with this inscription.

"This is the place where Nazis and their assistants killed about 45,000 Jews from Lithuania and other European countries."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Fort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Jews

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiune_Sugihara

The museum also has a section dedicated to Russian / Soviet atrocities from 1945-1990.

pajaran, worldcitizen, pierrefonds, Fis2, ikeharel, papagolf21, Cricri, jhm, mcmtanyel ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Nicou (193806) 2018-05-14 9:30

Hello

fantastique iamge et cpatage quelle vue de ce héro qui on marque l'histoire avec leur portrait très très bel hommage à eux quel ensemble et tableu sueprbe.
Belle soirée
Nicou

pajaran (115805) 2018-05-14 10:40

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa postavka u muzeju.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

mesutilgim (0) 2018-05-14 11:34

Hello Chris,
Interesting and quite educative TE entry enriched with many interesting and usefull notes.
This period of the history is really one of the darkest chapters of the history but unfortunately the mankind is not capable to take necesseray lectures from those horrible events.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pierrefonds (114371) 2018-05-14 13:04

Bonsoir Chris,

Le sujet est bien cadré. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des photos de personnes importantes qui ont aidé des compatriotes lors de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale. L'image est claire et nette. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Fis2 (170669) 2018-05-14 13:15

Witaj Chris!
Very interesting documents and photos from the museum.
A great presentation.
Good frame and colors.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

lousat (139198) 2018-05-14 15:12

Hi Chris,very interesting post from this museum,we can see the bad history during the 2nd war and the bad things of nazism. Surely a place to visit,the memory is always important. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ikeharel (113273) 2018-05-14 21:07

Hello Chris,
There was a good reason to give those "Certificate of honor" to local people of this town, some part of history known to us as the Holocaust - and evidently there were local people endangering their own lives to save their friends and neighbors, hunted for being Jews.
A well posted documentary.
Have a nice day,
Ike

Tue (92312) 2018-05-14 22:34

Hello Chris,
A good photo of these historic photos of some of the people who played such an important role during the war and saved so many people. Good sharpness and lighting.
Lars

papagolf21 (152607) 2018-05-14 22:44

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Merci de rendre hommage à ces héros oubliés et souvent inconnus.
Le devoir de mémoire est important.
Très bon texte et très bonne mise en image.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Cricri (176) 2018-05-14 23:16

Hi Chris
Bel hommage a ces personnes , héros de guerre, toujours de tristesse a revoir, ….mais ne jamais oublier !
Amitiés
cricri

emka (158058) 2018-05-15 0:02

Hello Chris,

Interesting presentation of this photograph with the heroes of the war. The same situation was also in Poland, but much more people were killed. And also very many risked their lives.

Kind regards Malgo

jhm (211736) 2018-05-15 5:25

ello Chris,

I am free worker in a War museum, and I can after fifteen year yet look to portraits.
I recognize this type pictures.
Pleasant capture and nice real images.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

mcmtanyel (68421) 2018-05-25 20:41

Hello Chris,
And the Iranians and the Palestinians say the holocaust did not happen! A good post, lest we forget!
Regards,
MT