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Unidentified forced laborers in stylized folk clothing
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Berlin, Steglitz borough
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_1
Stamp:
                            GEISELER & MANECKE, BLN-STEGLITZ SCHLOßSTR. 81, FO [...] 72 2761 
Unidentified forced laborer
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Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_2
Unidentified forced laborer in stylized folk clothing
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_3
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_4
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_5
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_6
Unidentified forced laborer in stylized folk clothing at the table
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_7
Unidentified forced laborers
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Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_8
Unidentified forced laborer in stylized folk clothing at the table
—
Berlin, Steglitz borough
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_9
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_12
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_13
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Tosia from Anna
                        
Forced laborer Raisa Khristoeva with an "OST" patch on her jacket
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_15
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            Raisa Khristoeva
                        
Unidentified forced laborers (Raisa Khristoeva on the right)
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_16
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_17
The inscription on the back is illegible:
                            42, O 33
                        
Forced laborer Anna Kosel
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_18
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            Anna Kosel
                            Photo Dud[...] Ausd
                            12 [...] 1944
                            NO 5"
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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Niederblecher, North Rhine-Westphalia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_20
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            Wolodimir Putiato
                            b\ Josef Schmitz Kump
                            post. Niederblecher 
                            [...] b\ Opladen

                            [...] Halia Chuiko
                            [...]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_21
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_22
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my dear and beloved father from his daughter Pava [the inscription breaks because of the cropped edge of the photo] 44
                        
Pencil mark:
OST 10 0
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_23
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my fellow countryman Petia Khymych from Halia Hrebiniuk [inscription drawn with violet ink] 1943 2/VII
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_24
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my fellow countryman Pavlusha from his friend Ivan with fond memories about our friendship. 
15 V 44.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Zella-Mehlis, Thuringia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_25
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to Zina from Halia during the stay in Germany in the town of Zella-Mehlis
Zina + Halia = Friends
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Chernihivka, Solone Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_26
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to Shura Lytovchenko from Dusia Markova
Shura!
Remember me when you are far away,
Remember me on the native land,
Remember the one who was with you and who was your friend. 19.12.43
                        

The author of the inscription is Evdokia Markova. She was born in 1913 in Smolensk, Russia. The inscription is addressed to Oleksandra Lytovchenko. She was born in 1918 in Chernihivka village, Solone Raion (District), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Region). Both women were forced laborers in the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg.
Portrait of an unidentified forced laborer
—
Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_27
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1/X - 44
As a token of remembrance and fond memories
to my dear friend [...] from Motia
about the time of suffering in
Germany in Pforzheim
                        
Stepan Rizun, a forced laborer with an "OST" patch
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_29
Stepan Rizun (1922–2000) after the war was working at one of the mines in Kryvyi Rih where he lost an ear in an accident.
Portrait of a forced laborer Nadia Nerushak
—
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_32
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            Germany
1942
 As a token of remembrance to my relatives from severe captivity
                        

Nadiya Nerushak was born in 1921 in the town of Khrystynivka in Cherkasy Oblast. She finished 10 grades at school and worked as an accountant at the local railway station. On March 28, 1942, she was deployed at forced labor. She was sent to the town of Scheidegg in Bavaria, where at first she worked on the Johann Stocklauser farm, and after that on the farm of Fidel Mangold. On May 1, 1945, she was liberated by the French army. The following month, she was handed over to the Soviets, after which she underwent a security check, the so-called filtration, at the NKVD camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in Saxony. She was allowed to return home. In November-December 1946, she passed another inspection, at that time she was working as a record keeper in the Hrystynivska district procurement office. Her further fate is unknown.
Nadia Nerushak (left) and an unidentified forced laborer
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—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_33
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance and with fond memories to you, my dear parents, from your daughter Nadia, during my stay in Germany
                            15/XI - 42.
                            [signature]
                            
                            Do not forget to write me, I miss you very much, I'm dying of longing. Send me your photos.
                        

Nadiya Nerushak was born in 1921 in the town of Khrystynivka in Cherkasy Oblast. She finished 10 grades at school and worked as an accountant at the local railway station. On March 28, 1942, she was deployed at forced labor. She was sent to the town of Scheidegg in Bavaria, where at first she worked on the Johann Stocklauser farm, and after that on the farm of Fidel Mangold. On May 1, 1945, she was liberated by the French army. The following month, she was handed over to the Soviets, after which she underwent a security check, the so-called filtration, at the NKVD camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in Saxony. She was allowed to return home. In November-December 1946, she passed another inspection, at that time she was working as a record keeper in the Hrystynivska district procurement office). Her further fate is unknown.
Nadia Nerushak (on the right in the second row) among other forced laborers
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—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_34
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1942
                            Germany
                        

Nadiya Nerushak was born in 1921 in the town of Khrystynivka in Cherkasy Oblast. She finished 10 grades at school and worked as an accountant at the local railway station. On March 28, 1942, she was deployed at forced labor. She was sent to the town of Scheidegg in Bavaria, where at first she worked on the Johann Stocklauser farm, and after that on the farm of Fidel Mangold. On May 1, 1945, she was liberated by the French army. The following month, she was handed over to the Soviets, after which she underwent a security check, the so-called filtration, at the NKVD camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in Saxony. She was allowed to return home. In November-December 1946, she passed another inspection, at that time she was working as a record keeper in the Hrystynivska district procurement office). Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_35
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
22 VII - 43 
                            As a token of remembrance to my mother, father, and my sister from your son Vasylii during the stay in Germany
                        
Two unidentified forced laborers and Hanna Artiukh (first from the left), to whom the inscription on the back is addressed
Kurinka, Chornukhy Raion, Poltava Oblast
Munich, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_36
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my faithful, beloved, and forever unforgettable friend Halia Artiukh from Mania Artiukh when going through tough times of our stay in Germany. 
                            The Bavaria State, Munich, Pacing. 
                            Halynochka,
                            I have a request that I want you always to remember.
                            If you stay alive, take this photo to my mother.
                            I wish you to be happy.
                            I wish you not to know (?) the rains.
                            I want you to be beloved by everyone
                            Please don't forget me either
                            Halia + Mania = friends forever
                            Keep it and remember. 
                            [signature]
                            5/VIII
                        

Hanna Artiukh was born in 1924 in the village of Kurinka, Chornukhy Raion (District), Poltava Oblast (Region). From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer in Munich and Schongau, Bavaria. Her further fate is unknown.

The author of the inscription is Maria Artiukh. She was born in 1925 in the same village of Kurinka. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer in Munich. In 1944, she married a forced laborer Petro Mykoliuk, and the following year they had a son, Petro. Her further fate is unknown.
ID photo of Mykola Ripenetskyi, a forced laborer with an "OST" patch
Ruda, Kamyanets-Podilsky Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_37
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance 
                            Mykola Ripenetskyi
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborers: Mykola Ripenetskyi (in the middle) with friends Areon Fliork (on the left) and Feodosii Bezvushko (on the right)
Ruda, Kamyanets-Podilsky Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Chemnitz, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_38
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The photo shows three friends from Orynin
                            Mykola Ripenetskiy, 50 y.o.
                            Kizia village
                            1 Feodosii Bezvushko. 42 y. o.
                            2 Fliorko Areon 47 y. o.
                            The city of Chemnitz
                            Germany
                            5-6-43
                            [signature] [signature]
                            As a token of remembrance to you my dear Manusia and Tolychok
                            your hubby and daddy
                            Kolia Rypinetsky
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Portrait of forced laborer Mykola Lytvynenko
Batsmany, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast
Halbe, Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_39
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my dear sister Olia, during the stay in Germany in 1944 from her brother, Kolia Lytvynenko
                            18/II - 44.
                        

Mykola Lytvynenko was born in 1925 in the village of Batsmany, Romny Raion (District), Sumy Oblast (Region). He was in forced labor in Halbe, Brandenburg. After the war, the MGB suspected that he "joined the German camp police, and possessed a weapon", but they could not prove him guilty. He lived in his native village and worked as a Craft teacher at a local school. Died in 1998.
Portrait of a forced laborer Volodymyr Nimchenko
Batsmany, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast
Halbe, Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_40
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance and with fond memories to Kolia Lytvynenko from his friend Volodia Nimchenko during the stay in Germany at the time of the war in 1944.
                            March 17, 1944
                        

Volodymyr Nimchenko was born in 1926 in the village of Batsmany, Romny Raion (District), Sumy Oblast (Region). He was in forced labor in the city of Halbe, Brandenburg. His further fate is unknown.
Portrait of a forced laborer Ivan Barabash
Viunne, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast
Halbe, Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_41
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Kolia Lytvynenko from Vania Barabash while living in Germany in Halbe
                            March 17, 1944
                            Remember those fun days. Remember that life. Remember, don't forget a friend
                            a native of the village of Viunne
                            [signature]
                        

Ivan Barabash was born in 1924 in the village of Viunne, Romny Raion (District), Sumy Oblast (Region). He was in forced labor in Halbe, Brandenburg. His further fate is unknown.
Portrait of a forced laborer Hanna Vyhonska
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—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_42
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Kolia Litvinenko from a friend Ania Vyhonska. During the stay in Germany in the village [...]
                            14/I - 45
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_43
Unidentified forced laborers
Kruchenets, Cherniakhiv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_44
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my dear friend Milia from her friend Musia. During the stay in Germany
                            12.VII-1943
                            The village of Kruchenets
                            Milia
                            Maybe the waves of the world
                            Will take me somewhere
                            Then [...] a country [...]
                            Don't forget to remember
                            Musia
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Michendorf, Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_45
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
When you are far away and sorrow befalls you, then know that there is a brother in the world who sincerely [...]
                            as a token of remembrance [...] during the stay in Germany in the village Michendorf
                            from your brother Zakharii
                            9/I- 1944
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Munich, Bavaria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_46
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my brother Kostia from his sister Fedosia
                            I am giving this photo card as a token during my stay in Germany in the city of Munich on 28/VII-44
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_47
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to friends during our youth in the camp. Varia. M. Kovalykha Lida, Marusia, and Nadia
                            Take this photo in your hands and remember
                            Our life behind the wire in Germany
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_48
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Niusia Demina from Halia Shapi during our stay in Germany in Schwenningen
                            I work at the "Schpek" factory
                            These (photos) all are from our factory
                            21/VII - 1943. Galia + Niusia = friends
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_49
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Nadia Sav from Dunia Martynenko during our living together in Germany
                            3.2.45
                        
Forced laborer Sofia Shkliar in stylized clothing
—
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_50
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my friend and compatriot Nelia Tsertii from your compatriot and friend Sonia Shkliar during the stay in Germany, Bielefeld 19/VI 44
                            Keep it and do not lose it, 
                            love, don't forget and remember our lonely, unhappy life in a foreign land, far from our native Ukraine
                            and  wide and wavy Dnipro river
                            [signature]
                        
Forced laborer Anna Smahlii
Kryvoluka, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast
Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_51
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my best friend from Anna Smahlii
                            Berlin
                            12/9 43
                        

Anna Smaglii was born in 1923 in the village of Kryvoluka, Chortkiv Raion (District), Ternopil Oblast (Region). She was in forced labor at the Siemens concern in Berlin. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch and a tag with the n. 9
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_52
Unidentified forced laborers in a photo studio
—
Berlin—Hamburg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_54
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
We do not know what will happen to our lives, and what is our future path, let this silent image remind you something about me
                            25/VII 43
                            As a token of remembrance to Katia from sister Nina
                            Berlin – Hamburg
                        
Unidentified forced laborers in embroidered shirts
—
Neuhaus, Bavaria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_56
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear Zhenichka from her Tomka during our stay in Germany. Everywhere I go, everywhere I walk, I miss you
                            I often think of you
                            And I will never forget you
                            Neuhaus 10/XII - 44
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_57
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Shura from Olia
                            24/VI 44
                        
Forced laborer Tetiana Cholovska
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_58
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance and with fond memories to Nelichka from your friend Tania Cholovska when living through (challenges) in Germany
                            20/VIII - 44
                        
Two unidentified forced laborers and Oleksandra Hanzha (in the middle)
Sviatylivka, Kremenchuk Raion, Poltava Oblast
Nieder-Ramstadt, Hesse
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_59
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Prokofii during our stay in Germany in Nieder-Ramschtadi
                            from his friend Shura Hanzha
                        

Oleksandra Hanzha was born in 1923 in the village of Sviatylivka, Kremenchuk Raion (District), Poltava Oblast (Region). During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Nieder-Ramstadt, Hesse. After being released by the US Army and going through the so-called NKVD filtration camp n.232 in Frankfurt, she returned home. She lived in her native village, and worked at first on a collective farm, and then as a cook and nurse in a local hospital. She got married and changed her surname to her husband's - Burbyha. Oleksandra died in 1981.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_60
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
23-7-1945
                            at 8 30 pm
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Michelstadt, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_61
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Prokop from Olia during the stay in Germany in [...]
                            14/ [...] 44
                            Live like a field bird, keep calm, you are alive
                            in life [...]
                        
Stamp:
Busch
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches and musical instruments
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—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_62
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_63
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia from Tania during our stay in Germany in 1943
                            Katia, if you love, keep it, and if not - tear it up 
                            20/XI-43
                        
Portrait of a forced laborer Antonina Keis with an "OST" patch
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_64
The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborers Maria Horbatenko (on the left) and Antonina Keis (on the right)
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_65
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Dear Raia!
                            Look at this copy and remember the original (remember me)
                            To Raia from Musia H. while living in Germany.
                            Hann-Münden
                            19/II-43
                        

Maria Horbatenko was born in 1923 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1944, she was a forced laborer in the mechanical workshops of K. & F. Bruggemann in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborers Antonina Keis (on the left) and Maria Horbatenko (on the right)
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_66
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

Maria Horbatenko was born in 1923 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1944, she was a forced laborer in the mechanical workshops of K. & F. Bruggemann in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Maria Horbatenko
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_67
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Hann-Münden 19/II-43, 11 p.m.
                            Tosik!
                            I am not writing for instant fame, for entertainment, for fun, but [I'm writing] to my dear and sincere friends, to remember the days [that] went by.
                            Keep it and remember!!!
                            To Tosia Keis from Musia Horbatenko
                        

Maria Horbatenko was born in 1923 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1944, she was a forced laborer in the mechanical workshops of K. & F. Bruggemann in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Makiivka and Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_68
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
18.7.44
                            To my dear, never-to-be-forgotten friend Tonia from "daughter" Lidia. Remember, don't forget, who was your friend more than anyone and who loved you more than anyone.
                            18 y.o. Germany
                        

Lidia Klopova is likely to be the author of the inscription. She was born in 1922 in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the woodworking factory of Otto Gedrath in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_69
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
23.4.44.
                            Germany.
                            Hann Münden.
                            19 y.o.
                            To my dear "mommy" from her "daughter" Lidia. Remember and do not forget your "daughter".
                            17.7.44
                            Hann-Münden.
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

Lidia Klopova is likely to be the author of the inscription. She was born in 1922 in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the woodworking factory of Otto Gedrath in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Makiivka and Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_70
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear and sweet neighbor
                            Tosik Keis from Lidia K., during the days of our friendship and living together in Germany
                            My dear!
                            Remember me always.
                            Your [...]
                            1.12.43
                            Hann-Münden.
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

Lidia Klopova is likely to be the author of the inscription. She was born in 1922 in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast (region). During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the woodworking factory of Otto Gedrath in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Natalia Karpenko
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_71
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Tonia Keis from her sister Tasia K.
                            During our days of tough life in Germany.
                            Look at this photo and remember me.
                            Germany.
                            Hann Münden.
                            19.11.43 [signature]
                            To remember
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

Natalia Karpenko was born in 1922 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Natalia Karpenko
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_72
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Dear sister Tonichka!!!
                            Let these dead features remind you of something alive.
                            Tonia!
                            Remember and never forget our living together in Germany.
                            To my sisters Tonia from Tasia Karpenko.
                            Hann-Münden.
                            30.1.1944 [signature]
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

Natalia Karpenko was born in 1922 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_73
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear Tonichka from Raya
                            Let this cold print remind you about me in the future.
                            24.11.43
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_74
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear Tosia Keis
                            from Lilia Floryshchevska
                            Tosia! Let this cold print remind you about me and our living together in Germany.
                            24.11.43
                            Hann Münden.
                            Lilia F.
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

The author of the inscription Lilia Floryshchevska was born in 1925 in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast (Region). During 1943-1944 she was a forced laborer in the mechanical workshops of K.&F. Bruggemann. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_75
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Dear Tosichka,
                            As a token of remembrance and with fond memories I am gifting you this photo of me.
                            Tosichka,
                            Friends do not get to know each other in a noisy conversation
                            but in troubles, when grief comes and tears flow. That one is a friend who helps you.
                            Living through rough days in Germany
                            18/II-1943
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Kramatorsk and Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_76
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Dear Tosik!!!
                            I am gifting you this photo as a token of remembrance of me during the tough times in Germany.
                            Hann-Münden
                            31/VII-44
                            S. Zoya S.
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg-Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.

Zoya Salnykova is likely to be the author of the inscription. She was born in 1925 in Lyman in the Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945 she was a forced laborer at the abrasive factory of K. F. Schroeder. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Iryna Yankovska
Kharkiv
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_77
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Germany
                            Dear Tosik!!!
                            I'm gifting you this photo as a token of remembrance. Remember me and our "beautiful life" in Germany.
                            Let this "hippo's face" remind you of something,
                            But these are just jokes
                            24/XI-43, Hann-Münden
                            Ira Yankovska
                            19 y.o.                            
                        

Iryna Yankovska was born in 1925 in Kharkiv. During 1944–1945, she was a forced laborer at the woodworking factory of Otto Gedrath. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_78
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear Tonia from her friend Polina
                            during our stay in Germany.
                            3/VII-43                          
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Liubov Keis
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_79
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
During the period of life in Germany /Lyuba/
                            25/VI-43 
                            As a token of remembrance to my unforgettable friend
                            Antonina Keis
                            from Liubushka Keis
                            25/VI-43                         
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_80
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Tonia from Petia to remember 
                            20.8.44                        
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Gross Gerau, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_81
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to
                            dear and never-to-be-forgotten
                            friend and sister Tonia Keis
                            from Nadia Ivashchenko during our stay in Germany in
                            Gross-Gross Gerau neighborhood
                            9.VI-1943                    
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Partially identified forced laborers with "OST" patches
Chernihiv Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Poltava Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_82
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...] Priska, - Hanna Kostrytsia, - [...] Hanna, - Ustia Bryhinets, - Katia Manzhala, - Katia Dzhun, - Dunia Perederii, - Pasha Vyrvykyshka, -
                            Priska Shcherba, - Maria Prokaza, - Hanna Motsna, - Hanna Ishchenko, - Maria Rydvan,
                            Maria Ostrovska, Vera Chornohor, Oksenia Pelepenko, Maria Maksiutenko,
                            Sasha Opanasenko, Hanna Shostak, Marfa Velihorska.                 
                        

Oleksandra Opanasenko is the first from the left in the first row, she was born in 1925 in the village of Bryhyntsi, Kozelets Raion (District), Chernihiv Oblast (Region).
Maria Ostrovska is the third from the left in the second row, she was born in 1921 in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast (Region).
Maria Maksiutenko is the first from the right in the second row, she was born in 1918 in the village of Zhabky, Myrhorod Raion (District), Poltava Oblast (Region).
Vira Chornohor is the third from the right in the second row, she was born in 1923 in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast (Region).
Halyna Kostrytsia is the second from the left in the third row, she was born in 1924 in the village of Vilkhy, Zolotonosha Raion (District), Cherkasy region.
Yefrosynia Shcherba is the third from the right in the third row, she was born in 1917 in the village of Zhabky, Myrhorod Raion (District), Poltava Oblast (Region).
Hanna Ishchenko is the first from the right in the third row.
Kateryna Dzhun is the second from the left in the fourth row, she was born in 1924 in Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast (Region).
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_83
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
23/V of 1943
                            from M. Kostrytsia to Halia
                            As a token of remembrance 
                            to you, my sister during my stay in a foreign country Germany.
                            I'm gifting you this card, please don't tear it up,
                            it will teach you to remember me. 
                            Forgive me that we don't look well.           
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Egel
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_84
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
27/VI 1943, the city of Egel
                            As a token of remembrance to Halia S. from Marusia I., to you my dear sister while staying in captivity.          
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Kut, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast; Hostropodolianske, Skadovsk Raion, Kherson Oblast
Fulda, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_85
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
4/V-44 year
                            As a token of remembrance and with fond memories to my friend Kolia Dubovyk from Marusia
                            during our stay in Germany, Fulda
                            Kolia!
                            Maybe I will have to live somewhere in the valley
                            I don't know where my fate will bring me, so, I'm asking you not to forget me,
                            I sincerely beg you.
                            Kolia! better to remember than
                            Look at it [the photo] in a while and then remember
                            If you love, keep it, if not - return it back.
                            4/V-44, Marusia Hryshkova          
                        

The author of the inscription is Maria Hryshkova. She was born in 1921 in the village of Kut, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (District), Chernihiv Oblast (Region). The inscription is addressed to Mykola Dubovyk who was born in 1923 in Sevastopol, Crimea, and who lived in the village of Hostropodolianske, Skadovsk Raion (District), Kherson Oblast (Region). Both worked at a tire factory in Fulda, Hesse.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_86

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborer Mariia Koshulko (left) and Maria Borovyk (right)
Nedoharky, Gradyzhsky (today Kremenchuk) Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_87
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halia Kovalenko from Marusia Koschulko during the stay in Germany.
                            Although years will pass and this time will pass, when you look at this photo, you will remember me. 
                            It was gifted on Sunday, at 12 p.m, November 7, 1943. Halia + Marusia = friends      
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborer Varvara Shulga (on the left) and an unidentified forced laborer
—
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_88
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Halia Kovalenko from Varia Shulha.
                            It was gifted on 16/V-45 during the stay in Furtwangen, Germany. 
                            Halia,  although the years will pass and this time will pass, when you look at this photo, you will remember me, and how we shared the sorrow together.
                            Varia + Halia are friends   
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Hanna Kovalenko (third from the right in the second row) among other forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_89

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers. Yevdokiia Bashlai is the author of the inscription on the back.
Arteliarshchyna, Zinkiv Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_90
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
5/VIII-45 
                            to my friend Halia Kovalenko from her friend Dusia Bashlai      
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers. Mariia Odynytsia is the author of the inscription on the back.
Pirky, Zinkivskyi Raion, Poltava Oblast
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_91
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halia from Marusia Odynytsia. During our stay in Germany in Furtwangen in 1945.
                            As a token, I am gifting you this [photo]
                            The stars rose in the sky, for you, Halia, to learn where the blooming years had passed.
                            Poltava Oblast
                            Zinkivskyi Raion 5/III-45
                            a village of Pirky 
                            Marusia Petrivna Odynytsia.
                            If you love then keep it, if not- then return it
                            To Halia from Marusia
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers at the grave
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_92

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborer Maria Vdovenko
Velyka Yablunivka, Smila Raion, Kyiv Oblast (today Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast)
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_93
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halia Kovalenko from Marusia Vdovenko 9/IV-45.
                            Kyiv Oblast 
                            Smila Raion 
                            a village of Velyka Yablunivka
                            Marusia Vdovenko
                            Halia + Marusia are friends
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborers Hanna Kovalenko and Marfa Romanenko (on the right)
Pukhalshchyna and Nedoharky, Gradyzhsky (today Kremenchuk) Raion, Poltava Oblast
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_94
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To my dear friend Kovalenko Halochka!!! from Romanenko Marfusha for the long and honest memory. Taken during our stay in the city of Furtwangen in Germany. Gifted May 14, 1944.
                            Halochka! If my life goes on, I will not forget you, anything can happen in life, do not forget me. Galya!..
                            I give you a photo.
                            please keep it.
                            It will teach you how to never forget each other
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Yevdokiya Hlushko (far right) and unidentified forced laborers
Pukhalshchyna and Horishni Plavni, Gradyzhsky (today Kremenchuk) Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_95
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halia Kovalenko from Dunia Hlushko during our stay in Germany
                            If you appreciat (me) - keep it, if not - give it back.
                            II/V 1944
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers. Mariia Yemets is the author of the inscription on the back.
Haponivka (today Yablunivka), Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_96
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halia Kovalenko from Marusia Yemets during our stay in Furtwangen.
                            I wish you to be happy and don't have any sorrows, I wish you always to be cheerful and not to forget about me.
                            A photo gifted ?
                            4/IV-1944 Halia+Marusia = friends
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_97
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halia from her friend Natasha. 
                            Halia, keep it if you want to, but if not, then tear it up
                            when living through (challenges) in Germany
                            1/IX of 1945
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers
—
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—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_98
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halia from Olia during the stay in Germany
                            Keep it if you want to, but if not, then tear it up, but do not forget me
                            Olia + Halia
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborer Tetiana Holovko
Nedoharky, Gradyzhsky (today Kremenchuk) Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_99
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halia from Tania Holovko. Although the years will pass and these times will pass, when you look at this photo, you will remember me. Tania Holovko
                            15/VII-45
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Lahr, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_100
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my beloved and dear friend Halia K. from Polia during our life in Germany in Lahr.
                            Halia, if you like it then keep it, but if not - tear it up, but remember that we were friends, so don' tear it up.
                            Polia + Halia = friends
                            26/IX-1944
                            Forgive me (the photo) is bad
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Forced laborer Olena Kovalenko
Pukhalshchyna, Gradyzhsky (today Kremenchuk) Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_101
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Halia Kovalenko from her sister Lena Kovalenko
                            22/I-44
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Marfa Romanenko (second to the left in the first row) and unidentified forced laborers
—
Furtwangen, Baden-Württemberg
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_102
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The picture is taken May 23, 1945 during our stay in Germany in the city of Furtwangen.
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Hanna Kovalenko (second from the right) and unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_103
Hanna Kovalenko (third from the left in the second row) and unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_104
Hanna Kovalenko (second from the right in the first row) among other forced laborers
—
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_105
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_106
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Berlin
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_107
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_108
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Berlin 21.1.1945
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Mykhnivka, Teofipolskyi (today Khmelnytskyi) Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_109
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance I am gifting my photo to my old from an old (friend) during the stay in Germany in the town of Wernigerode in 1945
                            Katia, take it in your hands and take a glance, and recall a memory of your old Katia [...]
                            Address: [Kamianets]-Podilskyi oblast (region), Teofipol district, the village of Mykhnivka
                            To Katia [...]nik from Katia [...]
                        
Forced laborer Halyna Levchenko
—
Berlin
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_110
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
14/XI [19]43
                            As a token everlasting remembrance to my brother Andrusha [P]itiurenko from his sister Halia Levchenko.
                            During the stay in distant Germany in Berlin
                            
                            Andrusha, please keep it
                            
                            Halia Levchenko
                            14/XI 43
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_111
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my beloved sister Tonia Keis from Niusia Mart[...] 
                        
The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_112
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Pintschuk
                        
Stamp:
Karl Mangold Film & Foto Heilbronn [...]
A portrait of a forced laborer Hryhorii Lenda
—
Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_113
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Lenda Hryhorii 
                        
Stamp:
Photo-Kuss Heilbronn
A portraitt of a forced laborer Vasyl Rudenko
—
Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_114
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Rudenko Vasylii
                        
Stamp:
Foto Mangold : Heilbronn, Kaiserstr. 50 
                            Handwerkliches Lichtbild 1944
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin, Schöneweide
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_115
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The photo was takes in Germany
                            Three friends who worked at the same factory 
                            
                            20/VIII - [19]43
                            Berlin (Schöneweide)
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Löbnitz, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_116
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my sister Manichka from her sister Marusia

                            19-IX-[19]43
                             Löbnitz
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_117
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Varia from her friends while staying in Germany
                            Believe that 2+2 is 4
                            Believe that the Earth turns around
                            Believe that love exists in the world
                            Believe that I love you
                            29/VIII - 1943
                            
                            [signature]
                        
A portrait of an unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Halle-Saale, Saxony-Anhalt
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_119
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance for a daily recall to Chepur Liuba P. from Yarenko V. during the stay in Germany
                            16-XII-[19]43
                            
                            [signature]
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Spieß
                            Halle-Saale
                            Waisenhausring
                            am Franckeplatz 
                        
A portrait of an unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_120
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
In Stuttgart
                            1942
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with a guitar
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_121
Unidentified forced laborers and a man
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_122
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Bad Lobenstein, Thuringia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_123
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my dear sister Marusia from Lena. During the stay in a distant land.
                            Marusia! When you take this photo in your hands, you will recall our life wasted in vain somewhere in the distant strange land in captivity.
                            Marusichka, forgive me for such a bad quality, if I have a better one, I will send it to you.
                        
Stamp:
Schmidt 7036 Bad Lobenstein/ Thür.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Schiltigheim, Bas-Rhin, France
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_126
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
19 X [19]43
                            Marusia Olia
                        
Stamp:
                            ATELIER ZSCHETZSCHINGCK
                            Hauptstrasse 34 
                            SCHILTIGHEIM
                            und Rüstengasse 16
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_127
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_128
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_129
Forced laborers Natalia Hnyliak (on the left) and Halyna Harenko (on the right)
Lesky, Cherkasy Oblast
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_130
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1943
                            During [the stay] in Germany
                            A town of Bielefeld 
                            Hnyliak Natasha
                            Harenko Halya
                        

Natalia Hnyliak was born in 1925 in the village of Lesky in the Cherkasy region. She finished seven grades at school and worked at a local collective farm. On July 9, 1942, she was deployed at forced labor. First, she was sent to the Gustav Reckmann farm in the village of Hollen near the city of Gütersloh, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Later, she was transferred to Ewald Oyscher's machine-building company in nearby Bielefeld, but less than six months later she was returned to the farm. On April 1, 1945, she was liberated by the US Army. The former forced laborers were sent to a concentration camp in the city of Augustdorf. On July 22, 1945, Natalia was handed over to the Soviets. From August 17 to 26, she underwent the Soviet security check, the so-called filtration, at the NKVD screening and filtering point in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania). Later, she worked on a subsidiary farm at one of the military units. Only on October 16, 1945, she was able to return to Lesky and started working on a collective farm. A year later, she passed another inspection. Later, she got married and took her husband's surname - Velychko, and raised two daughters.

Hanna Kharenko was born in 1927 in the village of Lesky in the Cherkasy region. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Baer and Rempel "Phoenix" sewing machine factory in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. After the Second World War ended, she did not return home, and the family received rumors that she had died of tuberculosis.
Natalia Hnyliak (first from the left) and unidentified forced laborers
Lesky, Cherkasy Oblast
Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_131
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
While living in Germany 2/IX - [19]42
                            Hollen zu uber Gütersloh Bauer Gustav Reckmann
                            the town of Bielefeld
                            Oyscher's factory
                        

Natalia Hnyliak was born in 1925 in the village of Lesky in the Cherkasy region. She finished seven grades at school and worked at a local collective farm. On July 9, 1942, she was deployed at forced labor. First, she was sent to the Gustav Reckmann farm in the village of Hollen near the city of Gütersloh, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Later, she was transferred to Ewald Oyscher's machine-building company in nearby Bielefeld, but less than six months later she was returned to the farm. On April 1, 1945, she was liberated by the US Army. The former forced laborers were sent to a concentration camp in the city of Augustdorf. On July 22, 1945, Natalia was handed over to the Soviets. From August 17 to 26, she underwent the Soviet security check, the so-called filtration, at the NKVD screening and filtering point in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania). Later, she worked on a subsidiary farm at one of the military units. Only on October 16, 1945, she was able to return to Lesky and started working on a collective farm. A year later, she passed another inspection. Later, she got married and took her husband's surname - Velychko, and raised two daughters.
Forced laborer Natalia Posukh
Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast
Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_132
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
A copy to remember about my [youth] at the age of [16] and 3 months
                            Posukh Tasia
                            a photo was taken on Sat[urday]
                            
                            1944
                            spring
                            Natasha
                            Germany
                        

Natalia Posukh was born in 1927 in the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. From July 6, 1942, to February 19, 1943, she was a forced laborer at a meat processing plant in Ferl, North Rhine-Westphalia. Later, she was transferred to the Flicker and Co. steel wire factory in the nearby city of Gütersloh, where she worked until March 31, 1945. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_133
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my sister Polia from her sister Ulia in [...] our youth spent in GERMANY
                            1/III-[19]44
                            
                            [...] gifted for memory
                            [...] when
                            If memories avout me 
                            are important to you
                            I am gifting [...] this card, and please don't get mad that such a bad [...] tear it up but then I thought [...]
                        
Forced laborer Tamara Stepaniuk
—
Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_134
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Germany, the town of Braunschweig

                            As a token of remembrance to dear Anichka from Tamara Stepaniuk
                            23.7.[19]44
                        
Forced laborer Olha Besportochna
—
Leipzig, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_135
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
9/IX-[19]43

                            As a token of remembrance to sweet Nadiusha Liubushkina from Olga Besportochna.
                            Dear Nadezhda, remember our tough life in Germany. 
                            
                            Soul
                            it's enough to worry, calm down
                            blood is in the veins
                            you should live while there is (still) life
                            long live love.
                            
                            Let this dead silence remind you of my lively image.
                            Recall everything, everything that passed (by) in our youth
                            
                            Leipzig                            
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Austria
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_136
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance from Katia to my dear friend Kylyna Panpushka
                            during the stay in Austria [in] the household plot 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_137
Unidentified forced laborers (possibly Mykola Boev and Maria Buriak)
sovkhoz "Zaboischyk", Kahanovich (today Popasnyans'kyi) Raion, Luhansk Oblast
Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_138
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance about our life and work in Germany in the town of Braunschweig
                            Nibelungen
                            
                            To Buriak Maria from Boev Nikolai
                            
                            Voroshylovgrad region
                            Kahanovich district
                            sovkhoz (state farm) "Zaboischyk"
                            Boiev Nikolai Sergeievich 
                            
                            17/XI-[19]44
                        
Forced laborer Hanna Bovsha
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast; Tserkovische (today Podlisne), Kozeletsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_139
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my friend Kirilchenko Halia from Bovsha Halia during the stay in Germany. 

                            Hello the sun in the East
                            Hello the moon over the river
                            Hello my dear friend
                            I'm waving you hello with my right hand
                            
                            Coswig 12/12 - [19]42
                            
                            Bovsha Halia
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Hanna Bovsha was born in 1925 in the village of Tserkovische (nowadays Podlisne) of Kozeletsky (nowadays Chernihiv) district in Chernihiv Oblast. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer in Coswig. After the end of the war, she underwent the so-called filtration at the inspection and filtration point in the city of Mostyska, Lviv Region. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_140
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halia and Marusia 
                            I am writing to you on white paper
                            I am asking you to keep my photo card
                            When you look at this card you will recall me
                            So good buy, I am kissing you
                            Keep it and never lose
                            Remember, don't forget
                            We are presenting this card from your friends Polia and Varya
                            
                            Pampey Varya
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Varvara Pampey was born in 1918 in Karkhivka. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Coswig. After the end of the war, she underwent filtration in camp No. 266 in the city of Zagan (nowadays Żagań, Poland). Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Coswig, Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_141
Forced laborer Maria Tryholos
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_142
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance from Marusya [to] Galka
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Maria Tryholos was born in 1920 in Karkhivka. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Coswig. After the end of the war, she underwent filtration at the inspection and filtration point in the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volyn. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborers Halyna Kyrylchenko (on the left) and Maria Tryholos (on the right)
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_143
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Kyrylchenko Halia Maksymovna Tryholos Maria Martynovna during the stay in Germany 
                            in the town of Coswig
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Maria Tryholos was born in 1920 in Karkhivka. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Coswig. After the end of the war, she underwent filtration at the inspection and filtration point in the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volyn. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_144
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my best friend while staying in Great Germany from her friend Fenia to friend K. Halia, M.
Halia, I am gifting you a photo, if you like then keep it, if you don't like it - then tear it up.
Halia, I am always with (here for) you and you're with me.
I dream of you. I will not forget you, my faithful friend, and your tricks
maybe I happen to meet you ever again and drink vodka Fenia.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Kateryna Kyrylchenko
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_145
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            14/XII 1942
Gifting for remembrance to my dear friend Halia from her friend Katia Kyrylchenko
Please [...] keep it [...] I can't forget
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Kateryna Kyrylchenko was born in 1923 in Karkhivka. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. Until May 1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Coswig. From August 20 to October 12, 1945, she worked for one of the units of the Red Army. She underwent the so-called filtration in NKVD camp No. 281 in the city of Oppeln (now Opole, Poland) and left for her native village on October 18, 1945. On August 18, 1947, during the post-war famine, the Chernihiv Regional Court sentenced her to 8 years in prison "for stealing ears of wheat". On March 29, 1948, she was sent to the transit prison in Kyiv, through which she appeared in the agricultural corrective labor colony No. 21 in the village of Oleksandrivka in the Odesa region. After a while, she was transferred to the transit prison in Odesa, and from there she was sent to the island of Sakhalin. On October 12, 1948, she was sent to the Sakhalin corrective labor camp (Sakhalinlag) in the city of Okha. After her release, she stayed in Sakhalin and lived there at least until the early 1990s.
Forced laborer Varvara Ponomarenko
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_146
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of everlasting remembrance I am gifting my photo card to my friend Kyrylchenko H. from a friend Ponamarenko Varka. Your friend H. 
If you like my card, please, keep it, if not - tear it up. Don't forget Halia.
I won't forget you Varka and your tricks and maybe I happen to meet you ever again to drink vodka. 

6/XII 1942
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nadia Aleksienko
Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
Coswig, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_147
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            As a token of remembrance to my faithful friend Halia from Nadia. 
Halia, I am gifting you my photo card from the time of our stay in Ger[many] in the town of Coswig
Halia, I am dreamy sitting by the open window
Here is a gift - my card
and I am afraid you may forget me
Halia! loving you - is my aim
to forget you is not within my power
so love me the way I love you
and we'll be friends forever
The river separates two oaks, but their branches keep growing together. 
Halia and I - friends are also falling apart, but our hearts live one by one despite it.
Halia! remember our struggle in one of those German cities
We lost our life and youth, forgot everything about ----
Halia! if you like it then keep it, if not - tear it up. 
Halia! Remember me and please, never forget
I won't forget you either
The town of Coswig
26/III - 1943 Nadia Aleksienko 

The photo was taken at the age of 16
                        

The inscription is addressed to Halyna Kyrylchenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Karkhivka, Mykhailo-Kotsyubinsky (today Chernihiv) district, Chernihiv region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in the city of Coswig, Saxony. After the end of the war, she underwent the Soviet inspection for reliability, the so-called filtration, at ‌front-line assembly-transit point No. 2 in the city of Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. From there, on July 5, 1945, she left for Karkhivka. Her further fate is unknown.

Nadia Alexienko was born in 1926 in Karkhivka. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at a chemical factory in Coswig. After the end of the war, she underwent filtration in the inspection and filtration point No. 158 in the city of Bielsk-Pidlaski, Poland. After that, she returned to her home village. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Polohy, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_148
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            [...] I send you as a token of remembrance [...] however it's awkward but it will will be a memory for you and for me if I ever come back home [...]

[De]ar brothers and sisters it's your 
sister with her friends Halia, the Pole, Nadia and the Serb. And here are three women: Liza, Halia and Olia from Zaporizhzhia region, a town of Polohy. 
October 10 - [19]42
                        
Forced laborer Anastasia Kiltsalo
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_149
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
                            My dear sister.

As a token of remebrance sending you a photo card, to remeber about your sister
If you love me, keep it, if not - tear it up.
While staying at Ger[man] work
18/XI November 

Nastia Kiltsalo
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_150
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to A[nna] while staying in Germany [...] 1944
                            From A[...]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_151
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_152
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Summer 1942
                            As a token of everlasting remembrance to my best friend of rough days while living in Germany,
                            To Tonia from Zheka
                            Hann-Münden
                            27.7.[19]44.
                        
Stamp:
J.Herzel
                            8061
                            Hann.Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast (Region). From 1942 to 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröeder brothers Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_153
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
19. V - 1943
                            The day when we departed to Germany
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1946
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_154
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_155
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
8. JAN 1945

                            As a token of remembrance [...] to Mummy and Daddy from their son Grigori Ban[...]
                            the photo was taken in Germany
                            gifting you from [...]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_156
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Hello from your friend Natasha - [...] from a distand land 23/[...]

                            [signature] 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Dattingen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_161
The inscription on the back of the photo (in pencil) reads:
As a token of remembrance from the factory [...]
                            with [...]
                            24 - 12 - [19]44
                            
                            Where we spent our youth during captivity in Germany
                        

The inscription on the back of the photo (in red ink) reads:
                            Marfa? 
Maybe you even get angry that I sent you this photo, as the photo of the three of you I keep under the glass, so I can't send it. 
Marpha, I kindly ask you to send (a photo) to me. When I go to study, I will take a picture of myself and I will send it to you as well if you are interested in my personality of course, but you probably have a boyfriend, it can't be that you are alone, without a boyfriend. 
Best wishes to you I.F.K.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Melnyky, Chygyryn Raion, Cherkasy Oblast
Munich, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_162
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of re[mem]brance
                            To Khymych Petro from [...]
                            while staying in the town of Munich in 194[3] person[...]
                            [...] Sasha
                            [...]lenko Masha
                            [B]iloholova Sania
                            Derkach Natasha
                            Biloholova Katia
                            Lavrin[...]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Petro Khymych. He was born in 1922 in the village of Melnyky, Chygyryn district, Cherkasy region. During 1943-1945 he was in forced labor in the cities of Munich and Grunwald, Bavaria. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Melnyky, Chygyryn Raion, Cherkasy Oblast
Munich, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_163
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
February 1943

                            As a token of everlasting remembrance to Khymych Petro from Salenko Dusya with friends: Valya Usacheva, Olya Fedorenko, Maria Nezhyvova, Maria Ovcharova
                            To remember of Munich
                        

The inscription is addressed to Petro Khymych. He was born in 1922 in the village of Melnyky, Chygyryn district, Cherkasy region. During 1943-1945 he was in forced labor in the cities of Munich and Grunwald, Bavaria. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_164
A group of unidentified forced laborers
—
Kassel, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_165
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my friend Udovichenko Vasilii from Nachaev Vladimir while staying in Germany
                            The town of Kassel
                            22/V-44 [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_166
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Marusia!
                            save [...]
                            don't forget me 
                            the [pho]to was taken in August 43 at our factory
                            Natalia Katalkina
                            Hotel Eberburg
                            Hann-Münden
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_167
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
while staying in distant Germany
                            Vasichka, if you wish keep it, if not - tear it up
                            Frankfurt am Main
                            26/III-43
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_168
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to Vasya Udovychenko from Mura Sh. during our boring life in Germany in the town of Frankfurt
                            1943 16 "8"
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Kassel, Hesse
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_169
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Kassel
                            8/VI-45
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_170
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...] 1941, April
                            As a token of remembrance to Marusia from Vasya if you like it then keep it, if not - tear it up
                            20/8 43
                        
Postcard "Adolf Altmann. Färberei u. chem. Reinigungsanstalt"
—
Raden, North Rhine-Westphalia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_171
Forced laborer Kostiantyn Koriepanov
Pliokhovo, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Kassel, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_172
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Udovychenko Vasilii from Koriepanova Konstantin P. while staying in Germany, in the city of Kassel
                            21/II-44
                            [signature]
                        

Kostiantyn Koriepanov was born in 1921 in the village of Pliokhovo in Kursk Oblast, Russia. During 1942-1945, he was a forced laborer in the city of Eringshausen, Hesse. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Kutino, Saratov Obast, Russia
Kassel, Hesse
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_173
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
R.U.Zh.D.
                            Saratovs[k] regio[n] Nova-Buratsk district the village of Kutino
                            To Babushkin Vasilii [...]imirich
                            Stamp:
                            Müller-Schaumlöffel
                            Schocketal-Kassel
                        
Stamp:
Müller-Schaumlöffel
                            Schocketal-Kassel
                        
Forced laborer Jan Hendrik Bruin
Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Kassel, Hesse
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_174
The inscription on the back of the photo (in Dutch) reads:
                            Der Herrinnering aan onze tijd in Duitsland

                            Van je vriend Jan Hendrik Bruin 
                            Spoorstraat Alkmaar
                        
Stamp:
Müller-Schaumlöffel
                            Schocketal-Kassel
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Kassel, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_175
The inscription on the back of the photo (partly in French) reads:
Amitié[...]

                            sincère souvenir
                            
                            Galy

                            23. VI. 1944

                            Mari's
                            Husband
                        
Stamp:
Müller-Schaumlöffel
                            Schocketal-Kassel
                        
Forced laborer Hryhorii Pshonkin
Sula, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Kassel, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_176
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I'm gifting [this photo] as a token of everlasting remembrance to my friend Vasilii Danilovich Udovichenka from Grigoriy Mitrophanovich Pshonkin while staying in Germany, in the town of Kassel
                            18/VII-[19]43
                            Take a glance and recall
                        

Hryhoriy Pshonkin was born in 1923 in the village of Sula in Kursk Oblast, Russia. During 1942-1945, he was a forced laborer in the city of Eringshausen, Hesse. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Mykhailo Puchkov
Dzhankoi, Crimea
Kassel, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_177
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my compatriot and friend in grief Vasiliy Vdovychenka from Misha Puchkov, during the days of our joint work and life at the resort. 
                            Kassel 5/9.[19]43
                            
                            [Signature]
                            [town of] Yuryevets. Ivanosk region
                        

Mykhailo Puchkov was born in 1915 in the city of Dzhankoy, Crimea. During 1942-1945, he was a forced laborer in the city of Eringshausen, Hesse. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Ivan Khodiakov
Ertil, Voronezh Oblast, Russia
Kassel, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_178
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[As a token] of remembrance [to] my friend and compatriot Vasiliy Udovichenko from Ivan Khodyakov.
                            When you take a glance at the photo, you will recall the youth and recognize (I.Gros)
                            5/IX 43
                        

Ivan Khodyakov was born in 1919 in the village of Ertil in the Voronezh region, Russia. During 1942-1945, he was a forced laborer in the city of Eringshausen, Hesse. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Leonid Dudnik
—
Kassel, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_179
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Vasya Udovychenka from Lena Dudnik
                            Vasia save it, don't lose it and don't forget me.
                            
                            Kassel 20/VII [19]43
                            While staying [in Ge]rmany
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_180
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to my most fabourite friend Marusia R. from her friend Katya Lahno while travelling to a different town. 
                            I'm begging, don't forget. 
                            17/XI-44 K. Lahno
                            a town of Magdeburg 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_181
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting remembrance to Nadya from Katya while staying in Germany in 1943
                            17/I - 1943
                            I am gifting this to someone I suffer for
                            Someone I always think about
                            And promise to love till death
                            And I will never forget
                            
                            To Nadya from Katia
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Hannover, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_182
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
If you love, then keep it, 
                            if not - tear it up
                            27
                            Dear Lesya, recall our labor in Germany
                            
                            [Signature]
                            
                            As a token of remembrance to dear Lesya from Marusya
                            a town of Hannover
                            November 27.11.43
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_183
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
8/XI-42
                            As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my dear aunt Liuba from Anya Bochkovei 
                            If you love me then remember, 
                            in not - tear it up.
                            
                            Maybe the waves of this world take me somewhere, s olet this card remind you of something
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_184
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_185
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_186
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_187
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
24642
                            As a token of remembrance to Halochka from Nina
                            Take a glance and recall our lige together in Germany
                            16.10.44
                        
Stamp:
HANDWERKLICHES LICHTBILD W[...] FRIDE PHOTOGRAPHENMEISTER FRANKFURT (O.) BAHNHOFSTR. 16
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_188
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Frankfurt O.
                            September [19]44
                        
Stamp:
HANDWERKLICHES LICHTBILD W.[...] Photogra[...] Frankfurt (O.) Regierungsstr.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Erfurt, Thuringia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_189
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sis[ter] Olya P. from Ulia P. while staying in Germany in the town of Erfurt.
                            Olya, always keep this picture and carry it with you. Try not to forget your dear sister.
                            I'm gifting it to my sister Olya for her to remember me every morning, to get out of bed and glance at this piece of paper, the picture that her sister gave. Olya, maybe you will not recognize us. Ulya, Halya and Oksana. Goodbye, kissing you Olya, my sister. 
                        
A group of unidentified forced laborers
—
Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_190
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Ostarbeitern und Ostarbeiterinen von Firma Streicher Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt Lager "Gittersteg" 
                            September 1943. 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_191
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear dad and mom, my brothers and sisters from my friends Halya N. Natasha and Orishka. Just imagine, I look exactly like them. And I regret I am not in the picture. 
                            6/XI-[19]42. Vera
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Fürth, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_192
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tosya Keis from Heorgi Nazarko during the years and rough days of stay in Germany, the town of Fürth
                            13.9.[19]43.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborers Natalia Karpenko (on the left) and Antonina Keis (on the right)
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_193
Antonina Keis was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Natalia Karpenko was born in 1922 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Antonina Keis (on the left) with an unidentified forced laborer
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_194
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg - Hann-Münden
                        

Antonina Keis was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Anna Kvanina with an "OST" patch
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_195
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tosia Keis from Anya Kvanina
                            Germany
                            16.IV.1943
                        
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Lichtbild Fotografen-Innung Hildesheim 
                            Foto-T[euteberg]
                            Hann.[Münden]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Anna Kvanina with a friend
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_196
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tosia Keis from Anna Kravina and her friend Peter while staying in Germany.
                            Hann-Münden
                            19.III.1944
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg - Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_197
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Dear Tanya! Take this picture and remember me, and our rough time and stay in Germany.
                            18 years from birth. 
                            30.11.[19]43
                            Nina
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg - Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_198
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Taniusha from Nina. Let this dead reflection remind you of our "happy" life in Germany. 
                            Hann. Münden
                            19/XI-[19]43
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg - Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Iryna Yankovska
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_199
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tonichka K. from Ira Yankovska while staying in Germany.
                            Saturday, 17/X-1943
                            18 years from birth.
                        
Stamp:
Foto-Teuteberg - Hann-Münden
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Iryna Yankovska was born in 1925 in the city of Kharkiv. During 1944-1945, she was a forced laborer at Otto Hedrat's woodwork factory in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Natalia Karpenko
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_200
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...] 16.1.44 
                            To my sweet sister
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Natalia Karpenko was born in 1922 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown
Forced laborer Maria Horbatenko
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_201
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Tosinka from Masia H. 
                            Save and remember 
                            27/I-[19]44
                        
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Lichtbild Fotografen-Innung Hildesheim 
                            Foto-T[euteberg]
                            Hann.[Münden]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Maria Horbatenko was born in 1923 in Kramatorsk. During 1942-1944, she was a forced laborer at the K. & F. Bruggemann mechanical workshops in Hannoversch-Münden. Her further fate is unknown
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_202
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
21.8.[19]43
                            Germany
                        
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Lichtbild Fotografen-Innung Hildesheim 
                            Foto-Teuteberg
                            Hann. Münden
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_203
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tosichka from Nina
                            Tosichka! Take a glance at the picture of (my) face and recall me.
                            9/IV-[19]44
                        
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Lichtbild Fotografen-Innung Hildesheim 
                            Foto-Teuteberg
                            Hann. Münden
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_204
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_205
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_206
The inscription on the back of the photo is illegible
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Berlin
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_207
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to sweet Tosichka from Katia S.
                            Berlin, Germany, 21 [...] 1944
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nadiya Ivashchenko
Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (today Lubensky) Raion, Poltava Oblast; Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_208
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nadya Ivaschenk[o]
                            22.3.1944
                            For Tonya from Nadya!
                            
                            [signature]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Nadiya Ivashchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (now Lubensky) district, Poltava region, and lived in Kramatorsk. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Jacob Faulstro press and stamping factory in the city of Gross Gerau, Hesse. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (today Lubensky) Raion, Poltava Oblast; Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Groß-Gerau, Hesse
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_210
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Tosichka from Nadya Ivashchenko during the stay in the neighborhood Groß-Gerau 
                            20.III.1942
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Nadiya Ivashchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (now Lubensky) district, Poltava region, and lived in Kramatorsk. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Jacob Faulstro press and stamping factory in the city of Gross Gerau, Hesse. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_210
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To dear Tosichka C. from Katya S.
                            Berlin
                            1.12.43
                            1943
                            May
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Liliya Savostina
—
Austria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_211
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[Tosichka]!!!
                            Save this copy and remember the original. 
                            As a token of remembrance to sweet Tonichka from Liliya Savostina.
                            While staying and living through rough days in Germany.
                            8/V-44
                            Austria 
                            
                            [signature]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Krychev, Mogilev Region, Belarus
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_212
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Tosichka from Tonya Maskaleva during our joint rough days and life in the forest in Germany, during the days of bombing 2-4-[19]45
                            Tosya, are can't forget these memories and those days
                            If you love me, keep it, if not - tear it up. 
                            To Tosya from Tonya
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Antonina Moskalyova was born in 1926 in the city of Krychev, Mogilev Region, Belarus. During 1943-1945, she was a forced laborer, first at a planning workshop in the city of Birkenfeld, Baden-Württemberg, and after that, she worked at the Weser Abrasive Plant in Hanover-Münden. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nadiya Ivashchenko
Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (today Lubensky) Raion, Poltava Oblast; Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_213
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nadya Ivashchenko
                            Fot our friendship not to be forgotten
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

Nadiya Ivashchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Keibalivka, Pyryatynsky (now Lubensky) district, Poltava region, and lived in Kramatorsk. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Jacob Faulstro press and stamping factory in the city of Gross Gerau, Hesse. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Oleksandra Litvinova
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
Groß-Gerau, Hesse
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_214
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear friend Tonichka from Shura Litvinova.
                            While staying in Germany, the town of Gross-Gerau. 
                        

The inscription is addressed to Antonina Keis. She was born in 1924 in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. During 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Schröder brothers' Weser Abrasive Plant in the city of Hannoversch-Münden, Lower Saxony. Her further fate is unknown.

The author of the inscription is Oleksandra Litvinova. She was born in 1926 in Kramatorsk. From 1942-1945, she was a forced laborer at the Jacob Faulstro's press and stamping factory in the city of Groß-Gerau, Hesse. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Hamburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_219
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear Pasha! from her friend Neliub Petia during the years of life in Germany, the town of Gamburg. 
                            18-V-[19]44
                            Pasha, it's better take a glance and recall, than to recall first and then take a glannce, so remeber from time to time.  
                            Pasha! Real friends aren't those who only talk loudly
                            But the friends in need are the friends indeed, 
                            When you are in grif and you cry, your friend will cry together with you. 
                        
Forced laborers Nina Sova (on the right), Valentyna Pratch and Valentyna Tiahnyriadno
—
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_220
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Katya from Nina
                            Mother, in the photo she is with Valya Pratch and Valya Tiahnyradno. 
                            During the stay in the town of K.D.F. [in] Germany
                            Sova Nina
                        
Forced laborer Nina Sova
—
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_221
Nina Sova (on the left) with an unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_222
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Katya from Nina while staying in Germany.
                            Katya!!! I wish you to be happy and return to your motherland very soon and never come back here again.
                            I love you, and I will love you today, tomorrow, and always. I will never forget you. And you don't forget me either.
                            
                            6/XI-[19]44
                        
Nina Sova (on the right) with unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_223
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nina [...]
                            my photors which [...]
                            Nina [the rest of the inscription is illegible]
                        
Forced laborer Nina Sova
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_224
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katya from Nina the photo card from Germany
                            please, send me
                        
Forced laborer Ivan Nalyvaiko
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_225
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nalyvaiko Liusia Stepan[ivna]
                            October 16, 1944
                            As a token of remembrance to sister Liusia while staying in Germany
                            Nalyvaiko Ivan Stepanovych
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_226
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Liuba from Natasha
                            While staying in Germany 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_227
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...]
                            As a token of unforgettable 
                            remembrance to Oleksii Babenko
                            [from] Frania Yavorska
                            while stating in [...]
                            15/IV 1943
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_228
Obverse inscription:
1943
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_229
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token [of unforgettable]
                            [re]membrance [to my] [f]riend K[atia]
                            from her friend Olia
                            [wh]ile staying 
                            in the town of Parchim
                            
                            [...] to Katia from [...]tsaenko Olia Serhiivna [*father's name]
                            
                            As numerous as the stars in the sky and the fish in the sea, 
                            that much of happin[ess] I wish you, my friend
                            and I am gifting [...]
                            [...]
                            not to tear up and not 
                            to forget me
                            if you love [me] - keep it
                            if you don't -burn it down  
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_230
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
26.10.43

                            As a token of remembrance
                            to Vasia Kondratsky 
                            and Katia Haidai 
                            while staying in 
                            Germany
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_231
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance 
                            to Natasha
                            from Liuba while
                            staying in Great Germany
                            Natashichka,
                            I'm begging you when you return
                            home, don't forget me
                            Then you'll remember our walks,
                            your work and how I visited you. 
                            
                            9/I-44
                            To Natasha from Liuba Virych
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Olenivka, Burynsky Raion, Sumy Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_232
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Ukraine
                            Sumy oblast 
                            Burynsky district 
                            a village of Elenovka 
                            Riabokon Moisei Andrivich [father's name]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_233
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_234
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance
                            from a friend Misha to a friend 
                            Natasha
                            1945 
                            
                            Misha
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_235
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Halochka
                            from Liuba
                            to remember each other 
                            and how we stayed in Great Germany together
                            when we return home
                            don't forget and I won't forget either 
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_236
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Germany 1942
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_237
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token            Liuba Yura
                            of remembrance         Liuba Vera 
                            to my best friend
                            Natasha from Lida and Yura
                            while living in Germany 
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_238
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my fr[ien]d Natasha Lahno from Olia Bila
                            while staying in the town of 
                            Stu[tt]gart 20/3-[19]44
                            Olia 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_239
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance 
                            to my devoted and never-to-be-forgotten friend
                            Mania from her friend Nadia
                            while living in [faded]
                            29/VI-[19]44
                            
                            I wrote this after the stars graced in the sky
                            for my steadfast friend Mania to know and remember
                            where our youth pass. 
                            
                            Mania, love and adore yourself, for your beauty blossoms now,
                            quite soon it will flow like stormwater
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_240
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Let this innocent photocard
                            remind you of our love and happiness
                            during times [spent in] Streicher 
                            
                            Stuttgart
                            25/IX-[19]43
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_241
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Natasha
                            from [...]
                            Stuttgart, 5/XII-1942
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_242
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance from Natasha to
                            Marusia Lahno
                            while staying in Germany
                            10/X-[19]43
                        
Forced laborer Mykhailo Strashniuk
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_243
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
May 1943
                            (the War) in Germany
                            As a token of remembrance from Misha
                            to relatives 
                        
Natalia Lakhno (sitting fourth from the left in the first row) and Mariia Lakhno (sitting fourth from the left in the second row) with unidentified forced laborers
Luka, Lokhvytsia Raion (now Myrhorod Raion), Poltava Oblast
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_245
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
A photo of the eastern workers of the Streicher firm
                            in 1943.
                            
                            Remember Ukraine,
                            Those endless steppes,
                            And father,
                            And an old grandfather -
                            So once said T. Shevchenko, and now all of us do.
                        

Natalia Lakhno was born in 1924 in the village of Luka, Lokhvytsia district (now Myrhorod district) in the Poltava region. She completed 10 grades at the local school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From October 16, 1942, she worked as a laboratory assistant at the "Streicher" company in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. She lived in the "Hittersteg" camp. In April 1945, she was liberated by the French army. She remained in Stuttgart for some time. Later, she was handed over to the Soviets and underwent a reliability screening, the so-called filtration, from July 25 to August 15, 1945, in camp No. 251 in the city of Luckenwalde, Brandenburg. After that, she was allowed to return home and arrived in Luka on September 3, 1945. In 1947, she underwent a second screening. She got married and took her husband's surname Cheremoshna. In the early 1990s, she lived in Kyiv.

Mariia Lakhno was born in 1920 in Luka. She graduated from the Sumy Chemical Technical School of the Sugar Industry. Her fate regarding forced labor and return home was identical to Natalia Lakhno’s. In 1946, she underwent a second Soviet reliability screening. Later, she lived in Zavodske and passed away in the 2000s.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_246
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_247
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Leipzig, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_248
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
photo from 1943, while staying in the city of Leipzig
                            The girls: Lida, Halia, Ulia, Pasha, Valia, Vera, Zina, Olia
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Suhl, Thuringia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_249
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my brother Kolia from sister Larysa, while staying in Germany, in the town of Suhl
                            Kolichka, sorry that it's a bad [photo], there is no better
                            if I get a better one - I'll send it.
                            Kolia, this is my friend Marusia.
                            
                            If you love [me] - keep it, 
                            if you don't - tear it up 
                            and don't give it to anyone. 
                            
                            For Kolichka from your sister
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_250
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
in Germany during the Russian-German war
                            1944
                            Nadiia Melnichenko 
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_251
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Remscheid 1/6 1944 
                            I give you this photo as a token of remembrance to my dear Nadiia,
                            during our time spent together in camps
                            Yuliia Hlebek

                            1944

                            While staying in Germany
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Nadiia Melchenko (second from the left in the first row) with unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_252
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
A photo from the time of stay in Germany
                            1944
                            
                            Nadia Melchenko
                            in the middle at the front
                            (with braids)
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_253
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I send my photo as a token of remembrance to my niece Anastasiya Markovna from your uncle Klishchov Petro Ivanov[yvh]
                            I give it during my time in Great Germany, 8/II 44
                            
                            Goodbye, Nastinka Markovna
                            from Klishchov Petro Iv[anovych]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_254
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photo taken during the celebration of German Christmas.
                            During the stay in Great Germany, in the city of Remscheid.
                            20/XII - 1942.
                            
                            In the Russian camp.
                            
                            Nadiia
                        
Unidentified forced laborers and a young forced laborer with an OST" patch
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_255
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Melnichenko Nadia Markovna.

                            Photo taken during the celebration of German Christmas.
                            During the stay in Great Germany, in the city of Remscheid.
                            20/XII - 1942.
                            
                            in the Russian camp.
                            
                            Melnichenko Nadia Markovna.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "P" patches
—
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_256
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a  token of remembrance I give my photograph
                            to my beloved friend Nadia,
                            on the occasion of our shared and sorrowful life
                            in the camps on foreign land.
                            Hela, who will never forget Nadia.
                            
                            Remscheid,
                            May 19, 1944.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nadiia Melchenko
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_257
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
In Germany
                            during Russian-German war 
                            1944 
                            Nadia
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_258
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
When we are apart, Nadia!!!
                            Remember our friendship,
                            Remember our years of youth
                            But fate cannot help in separation - such is our destiny.
                            
                            Ena Marusya!!!
                            
                            And as we part,
                            We will kiss each other and you won't forget me, Nadya!!!
                            
                            As a tolken of remembrance and never-forgotten memory
                            to my dear sister Nadia Melnychenko.
                            
                            From Ena Marusya!!!
                            
                            I give you this photo
                            while staying in Germany,
                            1/II - 1944 
                            
                            Musia
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_259
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear niece Nadia from aunt Sonia while staying in exile in 1945
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_260
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of everlasting memory to my friend Nadia Melchenko from Halia Kavaschuk 
                            from the place of departure [...]
                            11/8 -44
                            keep it, don't lose it
                            if you think of me, don't forget me
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_261
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Nadezhda from Dusia
                            During our friendship abroad, in the city of Remscheid.
                            1/V - 1945.
                            
                            I give you this photo,
                            I ask you to keep it.
                            But if you forget me,
                            I ask you to burn it.
                            As a memory to Nadia from Dusia Makhnach
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_262
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a memory to my dear friend Nadia M. from Olia during our year-long separation.
                            Remember and don’t forget
                            I will never [forget you]
                            
                            Olia, 11/VII -44.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified family couple with their daughter
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_263
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and unforgettable memory
                            to my dear and beloved niece Nadia
                            from your dearest Uncle, Aunt, and cousin Tania.
                            A gift during our stay in Germany.
                            17/X 1943.
                            
                            We give you this photo and ask you to accept it.
                            Although it is not a good one, please don’t lose it.
                            
                            Nadichka, dear sister [cousin],
                            we ask you if you have your photo,
                            please send it to us, we ask you very much.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Nadiia Melchenko (from the right) and unidentified forced laborers
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_264
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
In Germany, during Russian-German war
                            1944
                            Nadia
                            
                            Melnichenko Nadia Markovna
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Nadiia Melchenko (from the left in the first ros) and unidentified forced laborers
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_265
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
in Germany during Russian-German war 1944, Nadia
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_266
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of lasting remembrance
                            to my dear friend Melnychenko Nadia 
                            from her friend Pismennaia K.
                            
                            Nadichka!
                            Friends are not recognized in noisy conversations,
                            They are recognized in sorrow.
                            When grief comes and tears are shed,
                            A true friend is the one who cries with you.
                            
                            17/V 44
                            
                            Katia + Nadia
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_267
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1944
                            During a stay in Germany
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_268
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_269
Nadiia Melchenko (forth from the left in the second row) with unidentified forced laborers
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_270
Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_271
Forced laborer Nadiia Melchenko
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_272
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
in Germany during Russian-German war 1944, Nadia
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_273
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nadia!!!
                            When you are far from me,The wind will blow open the doors of your room.
                            Close them, look at this photo,
                            And remember where Nina lives now.
                            
                            12/IX -44
                            [signature]
                            
                            As a token of a lasting remembrance from Nina [to] Nadia.
                            Nadia, remember the life we had,
                            in a camp in the city of Remscheid. 
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Nadiia Melchenko (from the right) with unidentified forced laborer
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_274
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
in Germany, during the war 1944, Nadia
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Suhl, Thuringia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_275
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Marusichka from Larysa.
                            During the stay in Germany, in the city of Suhl.
                            dearest Marusichka,
                            how terrible I look here, right[?]
                            I have changed.
                            Sorry that it’s a bad photo, but I have no other.
                            
                            18/VI - 44
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_276
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Yasha from Marusia, during the stay in Germany.

                            I don’t want to write much,
                            And I won’t waste words.
                            I’ll just say one thing
                            I love you and will never forget you!!
                            
                            19/VII -45
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_277
Nadiia Melchenko (far left) and unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_278
Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_279
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my best friend Nadia from Olha.

                            Look at it and recall the time spent together 
                            29/IV.44
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_280
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Nadia from her friend Halia during our year-long separation.

                            11/VII - 44
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_281
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I give this photo to my dear niece Nadichka
                            from uncle Dynys,
                            during my stay in a distant land.
                            
                            In 1945.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Nadiia Melnychenko. She was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July – October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nadiia Melchenko
Vita-Lytovska (now part of Kyiv), Kyiv Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_282
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Nadia M.
                        

Nadiia Melnychenko was born in 1923 in the village of Vita-Lytovska, Kyiv region (now part of Kyiv). She completed 7 grades of the village school and then a vocational school for factory apprentices in Kyiv. Afterward, she worked at the Kyiv Smirnov-Lastochkin sewing factory. On May 14, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She ended up in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia. From June 26, 1942, she worked as a grinder at the Otto Ortlinghaus & Sons Metallurgical Plant. She lived in a camp on a sports field in Gonsberg Street. After being liberated by the American army in November 1945, she was able to return to Kyiv. In July - October 1946, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, and was granted permission to live in Kyiv. Despite this, until October 1956, she remained on the KGB's operational records as someone liberated by the American army, thus considered potentially suspicious by the Soviet authorities. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer with "OST" patch next to the grave of Anna Andreyeva
Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast
Braunschweig, Lower Saxon
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_283
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
28/XI 44

                            Anichka, this photo always and everywhere
                            will be a memory of our shared life in Germany.
                            Anichka, remember and never forget.
                            city of Kreminna,
                            Oktiabrska 58
                            Lakteonova Anna
                        

The grave of forced laborer Anna Andreieva. She was born on July 8, 1926, in the village of Bokovo-Platove in the Luhansk region and died on May 3, 1943, from pneumonia in the city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. Her body was cremated at the local crematorium and buried in the so-called cemetery for foreigners.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland)
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_284
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Hania from Lida Solotun,
                            during our stay in cursed [damned] Germany, in the city of Stettin.
                            27.7.[19]43
                            Please keep it.
                            Lida
                        
Forced laborer Kateryna Hancherenko
—
Bad Dürrenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_285
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to dear Pasha from Katia Hancherenko.

                            Friends are not recognized in a cheerful conversation,
                            they are recognized in hardship. when the time comes and tears are shed, remember, the friend is who cries with you.
                            
                            Katia Hantscherenko
                            Bad Dürrenberg
                            
                            6.2.45
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_286
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance from Germany
                            1943, May 21
                            in the city of Schleswig,
                            in the village of Tumbi,
                            I worked for the landlord Ani Pilzen. Henrik.
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_287
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Otto Thomsen
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_288
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_289
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1943
                            Barabolia Olia
                            [...] Dusa
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_290
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The photo was taken on May 26, 1943,
                            during our stay in Germany, "Silva" "Eriduur".
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_291
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Germany, 1944
                            Rostock - Leipzig
                            September 3 - September 4, 
                            
                            1944
                            
                            16/IX - 44 Graz during
                            23/IX 5-6 [...] Zoya
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_293
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance from Dunya to my dear sister Natasha!
                            During our stay in Germany.
                            12 IX [19]43.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Gosberg, Bavaria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_294
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Nadia from Katia,
                            during the stay in Great Germany in 1944, in the village of Gosberg.
                            
                            I send you this photo, I ask you to keep it, it won't let you forget your friend Katichka
                            If you like it, keep it; if you don’t, return it.
                            
                            For Nadia from Katia.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_295
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photograph during the stay in Germany
                            Death to the German invaders!
                            Photograph from the time of the stay in Germany.
                            And the poor sailor, amid the haze, sang,
                            the sea spread out wide.
                            
                            3.6.1943
                            Marchenko Yevheniya Hryhorievna
                            [signatures]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Novostepanivka, Pereshchepensky (now Samarivsky) Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Münchhausen, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_296
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my best friend Lena Rogachova from Vera Kulyk,
                            during the stay in Germany, in the city of Münchhausen, 3/IX - [19]44.
                            
                            Let our friendship bloom quietly,
                            like the blue cornflower in golden rye.
                            
                            Vera + Lena
                            Dnipropetrovsk region,
                            Pereshchepensky district,
                            village of Novostepanivka
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Mesum, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_297
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Liudochka from Nina N.,
                            During our days and life together in Germany.
                            
                            Remember and don’t forget me, as I will never forget you.
                            Perhaps we will never meet again,
                            I don’t know what awaits ahead.
                            But still, I ask you, Liudochka,
                            Please keep the memory.
                            
                            From Nina [signature]
                            
                            Germany
                            Mesum
                            
                            21 / XI - 43.                         
                        
Forced laborer Nadiia Chudeyevych
—
Reine, North Rhine-Westphalia
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_298
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Liudmyla from Nadia 6/XII - [19]42
                            During the stay in Germany, in the town of Reine                         
                        
Forced laborer Nadiia Chudeyevych
—
Reine, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_299
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long-lasting, eternal, and never-to-be-forgotten remembrance,
                            I give this to my dear friend Rembolovich Liudochka from Chudeyevich Nadia,
                            during the stay in Germany, in the city of Reine.
                            
                            June 22, 1944.
                            
                            I give it with all my heart,
                            Remember forever.
                            
                            Do not forget our friendship.                    
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (from the left in the sencond row) with unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_300
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
21/9-[19]44
                            From Vera                
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (from the left) with unidentified forced laborers
—
Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland)
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_301
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Remember and don't forget me, dear and beloved Liudochka.
                            I give this as a memory to my sweet and kind Liudochka.
                            
                            25/8 - [19]44, Elbing.
                            
                            V. Miroshnik.                  
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (standing dfrom the left) with unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_302
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Liudochka from Vera             
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (from the left) with unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_303
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
21/9-[19]44
                            From Vera             
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (standing from the right) with unidentified forced laborers
—
Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland)
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_304
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
25/8 - [19]44 

                            As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Liudochka from Vera, during the experience of such a [...] life in Elbing, in these gloomy barracks.
                            
                            [signature]           
                        
Vira Miroshnyk (in the middle) with unidentified forced laborers
—
Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland)
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_305
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To my dear Liudochka,
                            From Vera, during our stay in Germany, in the city of Elbing.
                            
                            Miroschnik
                            25/8 - 1944        
                        
Forced laborer Vira Miroshnyk
—
Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland)
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_306
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Liudochka from Vira Miroshnyk.
                            Take this, my friend, as a memory of our time of studies together, for the time will come when you will hear nos.
                            
                            Elbing, 10.10.1944         
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Greifen, North Rhine-Westphalia
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_307
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Liudmila from Ananiy Voznyuk
                            During the stay in the city of Greifen, Germany.   
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Reine, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_308
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Liudmila from Olia,
                            during our time together in Reine, Germany, and working at the Tacke factory.
                            [signature]
                            
                            1944 
                            May 17.    
                        
Unidentified forced laborers and a boy
—
Zoppot (now Sopot, Poland)
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_309
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Deutschland
                            As a token of remembrance to Liudmyla from friends
                            Zoppot  
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland)
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_310
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To my best, most devoted, dearest, and never-to-be-forgotten friend Liudochka Rembalovych,
                            from Vira Miroshnyk.
                            
                            Danzig
                            17/IV - [19]43.   
                        
Forced laborer Yurii Olshevskyi
—
Reine, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_312
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
XII - [19]44
                            As a token of a long-lasting remembrance to my devoted friend Liudmila, during our stay in Greater Germany, in the city of Reine,
                            from Yurii Olshevskyi.
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_313
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Hasede, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_316
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Hasede (Germany) 14/5-[19]44
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Hasede, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_317
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Hasede (Germany) 14/5-[19]44
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Izyaslav, Shepetivsky Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_318
The inscription on the front of the photo reads:
1     2 
                        

The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1) A friend from Zaslav (near Shepetovka) with her husband.
                            2) Stakh and I
                            3) An acquainted woman
                            
                            Germany
                            Wolfsburg, 1945.
                        
Forced laborer Vasyl Mokiienko with an "OST" patch
Novopavlika, Tomakivsky (now Nikopolsky) Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_319
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Ukrainian
                            Dnipropetro[vsk Region]
                            Tomakovsk District
                            Village of Novo Pavlovka
                            Mokienko Vasyl
                        

Vasyl Mokiienko was born in 1924 in the village of Novopavlika, Tomakivka district (now part of Nikopol district) in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He completed 7 grades of the village school and worked at the local collective farm. In 1942, he was deported for forced labor. He first worked at a textile factory in the city of Rheine, in North Rhine-Westphalia. After attempting to escape, he was arrested and imprisoned for three months in the correctional labor camp "Hunswinkel" in the city of Lüdenscheid. After his release in February 1943, he started working at the Shurman family farm in the village of Rinkerode. In April 1945, he was liberated by the British army. Three months later, he was handed over to the Soviets in the city of Tangermünde in Saxony-Anhalt. From there he was mobilized into a labor battalion and sent to the Ural region. In January-February 1946, he underwent a reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in the town of Pervouralsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Vira Shulezhko
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_320
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Let our friendship bloom,
                            Like the golden blue cornflower in the steppe.
                            
                            To Liudochka from Vera Shulezhko.
                            
                            2.2.[19]44
                            In the days of life in Germany
                            V. Shulezhko
                        
Tetiana Turenko (from the right) with unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
Stepantsi, Kanivsky (now Cherkasky) Raion, Cherkasy Oblast
Hermsdorf, Thuringia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_321
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Sania Haida from Tania Turenko during the stay in Germany, in the village of Hermsdorf.
                            Sania! Keep my photo and don't forget about me.
                            Sunday, 2 PM, August 20, 1944.
                            Tania Turenko.
                        

Tetiana Turenko was born in 1926 in the village of Stepantsi, Kaniv district (now Cherkasy district) in the Cherkasy region. From August 1943, she was a forced laborer for the company Hermsdorf-Schomburg-Isolatoren GmbH in the town of Hermsdorf, in the Thuringia region. She lived in a communal camp for "Eastern workers" in Oberndorfer Weg Street. Her further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_322
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Halochka from Shura during our stay in Germany.
                            I give [this photo] to the one I dream about,
                            the one I always think of,
                            the one I often remember,
                            I will never forget.
                            
                            19.III.[19]44 ATokar
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Klagenfurt, Austria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_323
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Hela from Nina
                            Don't forget your sister
                            Klagenfurt 17/VIII - [19]44. 
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_324
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Udowika Pascha, born in Poltava region, Drabovo village, Drabovo Street, Kryva Hreblia, Ukraine

                            A.B.S.
                            
                            Kroll Marusia, Lambach, Obd. 1/17, Women's Camp, 
                            Germany
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_325
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend and workmate
                            during our stay in Germany.
                            To Ivan Musievich from Fasola P.R.
                            25/X
                        

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_326

The photo used to belong to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_327

The photo used to belong to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_328
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance for my sister Lena
                            From brother Mykola Yos.
                            During the stay in Germany
                            26/XII - [19]43.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_329
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Antonow Emeljan
                            Antonowa Katarina
                        
Forced laborer Halyna Shkriada
—
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_330
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my dear and beloved sister Shkriada Mania from Shkriada Halia during our life in Germany
                            26/VIII - [19]43
                            
                            Essen-Kray
                            Schwelmhofe 23
                            
                            With regards, Halia.
                            If you love it, keep it; if you don’t, return it to me.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_331
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_332
Forced laborer Mykhailo Znova
Lypianka, Karlivsky (now Poltavsky) Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_333
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance for my best friend Poloz Ivan
                            from Znova Mykhailo Platonovych
                            
                            Lypianka village
                            Karlivskyi district
                            Poltava region
                            
                            Photographed on 18/II - [19]44
                            
                            [signature]
                        

Mykhailo Znova was born in 1924 in the village of Fedorivka, Karlivka district (now Poltava district) in the Poltava region. In 1927, his family moved to the neighboring village of Lypianka. In 1939, he graduated from an incomplete secondary school and began working at the office of a sugar factory in the district center of Karlivka. During the Nazi occupation, they tried to deport him for forced labor a couple of times, but each time he managed to escape. On November 17, 1942, he was eventually deported to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. From January 1943 to August 31, 1944, he worked for the construction company of Hans Schmidt, and from September 4, 1944, to March 31, 1945, for a branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner, living in a communal camp. In his postwar autobiography, he wrote that he "worked on heavy labor under the lash" and spent two weeks in custody for attempting to escape. On April 4, 1945, he was liberated by the American army, and on May 15, he was handed over to the Soviets. He then spent three months working in fields (during the harvest season). From October 1 to 10, 1945, he underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 369 in the city of Soldin (now Myślibórz in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). He was later assigned to accompany a herd of horses to the city of Slutsk in Belarus. After that, he was sent to the 197th Reserve Regiment, and when it was disbanded, he was transferred to the assembly transit point No. 316 at the Bronna Gora station near Brest. Only from there, he was allowed to return home, and in January 1946, he arrived in Fedorivka. His further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_334
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Vania P. from Aleksandr B. during the stay in Germany
                            31/X [19]43.
                            [signature]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Yenkivtsi, Lubensky Raion, Poltava Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_335
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my colleague Ivan Poloz
                            from Pryshchenko Pytro,
                            Poltava region, Lubensky district, village
                        

Petro Pryshchenko is the author of this inscription. He was born in 1904 in the village of Yenkivtsi, Lubny district, Poltava region. He completed 2 grades of the local school. He worked on his own farm and, from 1930, at the collective farm "Perebudova." He was married and had three children. At the beginning of the German-Soviet war, he was mobilized into the Red Army, and in September, he was wounded and taken prisoner by Germans in Zaporizhzhia, from which he escaped in June 1942 and returned home. He was arrested, remained imprisoned for 2.5 months, and then deported for forced labor. In December 1942, he was sent to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. On April 10, 1945, he was liberated by the American army and later worked at various jobs in the city of Cizaar in Brandenburg. From June 26 to September 23, 1945, he underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in Camp No. 234 in the city of Premnitz, after which he was granted permission to return home and arrived in Yenkivtsi the following month. He worked at the collective farm. In 1946, he underwent one more reliability screening. His further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Andrii Malynka
Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_336
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance  to my friend Ivan Poloz from Andrii Malynka, during the stay in Germany "in this unforgettable paradise"
                            24/X - 1943
                            A. Malinka
                        

Andriy Malynka was born in 1926 in the city of Yahotyn (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_337
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_338
Forced laborer Paraska Poloz
Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (now Boryspilskyi) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_339
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my brother Vania from sister Pasha, during the stay in Germany.
                            Vania, look at the photo and remember your sister, keep it and never forget.
                            2/VII - [19]43
                            Pasha + Vanya, brother and sister
                        

Paraska Poloz was born in 1920 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. She worked at the local collective farm named after Shevchenko. On May 27, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to Nazi Germany. During the first year, she worked on a farm, and the next two years at a canning factory, until May 2, 1945, when the Red Army entered the area. On May 20, 1945, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in the city of Brest, Belarus. After that, she returned home, and in August 1945, she underwent another screening. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Hryhorii Sverhun
Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_340
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Vania from Hryhoryi Stepan[ovich] Sverhun, during our time together in G.
                            26.9. [19]43
                            
                            Vania, my friend, if the waves of the world carry me somewhere, let this photo remind you of me someday.
                        

Hryhorii Sverhun was born in 1904 in the city of Yahotyn (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. Since December 1942, he was a forced laborer for the same company and lived in the same camp in Lade. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Znamyanka, Novovodolaz'kyi (now Kharkivskyi) Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_341
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my coworker Soloshenko Vania from a friend Shapoval Marusia during the life in Germany, in the city of Essen, Kupferdreh
                            If you love, keep it, and if you don’t, tear it up and don’t give it to anyone.
                            28/VIII-1944
                            
                            Kharkiv region
                            Novo-Vodolozhsky district
                            Znamyanka village 
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_342
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_343
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Neohotnik Nikolai Kirilovych from Shapovalova Marusia and Natasha
                            During our time in Germany
                            1944
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_344
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear fellow countryman Vania from your acquaintance fellow citizen Katia Semenko during the life in Germany
                            Katia 11/7 - 1944
                            
                            Vania!
                            I wish you to be happy,
                            I wish you not to know sorrow,
                            I wish you to be [...]
                            Do not forget me!!!
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_345
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_346
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I give [this photo] for a long-lasting, unforgettable memory to my sister Halia from her brother Vania and her friend Vania Soloshenko during our time working in Germany
                            21-IX-[19]43
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Oelsnitz, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_347
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1943
                            Summer.
                            Dear Verochka! Look and remember your sister.
                            Oelsnitz
                            22/III - [19]44
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Neustadt (now Prudnik, Poland)
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_348
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Vera from Vera
                            When remember have a look,
                            And if you don't look,
                            Then remember later.
                            
                            Photo-Hampel
                            Neustadt (Upper Silesia)
                            Niderstraße 26
                            Handcrafted Photography
                            
                            19|VI-1944 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_349
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_350
Halyna Kliuchko with unidentified forced laborer
—
Freudental, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_351
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Freudental, day 29.10.[19]44

                            As a token of long-lasting and kind remembrance to my beloved sister Halochka from sister Halina

Halochka! I took this photo with Liuba in June 1944.
At that time, I had a sore throat, and I covered it with a scarf and forgot to take it off.
Halochka! Wherever you go, never forget me.

29.10.1944

[signature]
                        
Forced laborer Mariia Tkachenko
—
Bad Grund, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_352
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my dear and unforgettable friend from Halyna Lutsenko and Mania Tkachenko during the arrival to you at the camp on 26/IX-1943.

                            Halochka, keep it and remember how friendly we lived in Barum.
                            
                            Wilhelm Litzke Photographer
                            Bad Grund (Harz)
                        
Forced laborer Halyna Kliuchko with an "OST" patch
—
Freudental, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_353
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister and childhood friend Halochka Lutsenko from Halyna Kliuchko during the stay in Germany.
                            17.9.[19]43, Freudental.
                            
                            A memory of my eighteenth birthday
                        
Yevdokiia Khvorost (far left) with unidentified forced laborers
Khvorostove, Valkivskyi (now Bohodukhivskyi) Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_354
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my devoted friend Halyna from Dusia Khvorost.
                            The photograph of my friends I work with,
                            the village of Berezova.
                            
                            Photo taken on 12.12.[19]43. Velbert.
                        

Yevdokia Khvorost was born in 1924 in the village of Khvorostove, Valky district (now Bohodukhiv district) in the Kharkiv region. In September 1942, she was sent for forced labor to the city of Velbert in North Rhine-Westphalia. There, she suffered from tuberculosis and passed away on January 23, 1945, as a result of the illness. Three days later, she was buried at the Forest Cemetery in Velbert.
Mariia Kovtunenko with unidentified forced laborers
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_355
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to  Halochka from Mania during work and life in Germany in Barum.

                            15.10.[19]44.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_356
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_357
Unidentified man
—
Salzgitter, Lower Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_358
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
81592/6
                            25/II -1945 
                        
Forced laborer Halyna Kulakova
Mykhailivka, Bratskyi (now Voznesenskyi) Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_359
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of ever-lasting remembrance to Olia from Halia during the time of staying in the city of Nienburg.
                            25/IX-[19]43.
                            
                            If you love - keep it,
                            If you don’t - tear it up,
                            But don’t give it to anyone.
                            
                            Among numerous friends, you may forget me,
                            But at least through these verses, you will remember and love me.
                            
                            My address:
                            Mykolaiv region,
                            Bratskyi district,
                            Serhiiv village council,
                            Village of Mykhailivka.
                            recipient Kulakova Halia.
                        

Halyna Kulakova was from the village of Mykhailivka in the Bratsk (now Voznesensk) district of Mykolaiv region. She was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the Langedamm district of the city of Nienburg in Lower Saxony.

The inscription is addressed to forced laborer Olha Lystova, who also lived there.
Forced laborer Yevheniya Kipper
Voznesenske, Mykolaiv Oblast
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_360
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Olha Lystova from Kipper Yevheniia during our life and work that we shared abroad.
                            Germany, city of Nienburg, MUNA factory.
                            25/X [19]43.
                            
                            Mykolaiv or Odesa region,
                            City of Voznesensk,
                            Tserkovna Street, No. 52.
                            Kipper Yevheniia Ivanivna.
                        

Yevheniya Kipper was from the town of Voznesenske in Mykolaiv region. She was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the Langedamm district of the city of Nienburg in Lower Saxony.

The inscription is addressed to forced laborer Olha Lystova, who also lived there.
Forced laborer Liubov Akulshyna
—
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_361
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Olha Lystova from Liuba Akulshyna.
                            Olha, remember our shared life in Nienburg, in Barrack 12, Room 4 from time to time.
                            And also remember the flourishing Germany.
                            12/II-[19]44.
                        

Lyubov Akulshina was born in 1925. At first, she was a forced laborer for the food company "Zolo Feinfrost" in the city of Wunstorf in Lower Saxony. In September 1943, she was transferred to an ammunition factory in Langedamm, a district of Nienburg.

The inscription is addressed to Olha Lystova. She was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the same district of Nienburg.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_362
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Barum, 1944
                            Lutsenko
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_363
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Near the "Brockenblick" camp.

                            Barum, 1944.
                            Lutsenko H. D. 
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
1942–1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_364
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Near the camp
                            Barum, 1942-[19]45
                        
Forced laborer Mariia Kovtunenko and unidentified man
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_365
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Halyna Lutsenko from Mania Kovtunenko. During our life in Germany, in Barum.
                            15.10.[19]44.
                        
Nataliia Halkina (sitting from the left) with unidentified forced laborers
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_366
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Halochka, if you want, keep it, and if not, tear it up, but don't give it to anyone else. Natasha.

                            As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Halyna Lutsenko from Natasha Halkina.
                            7/I - [19]44.
                        
Forced laborer Nataliia Halkina
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_367
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
If you want, keep it, and if not, tear it up, but don't give it to any other friends.

                            As a token of long-lasting remembrance to Halyna Lutsenko from Natasha Halkina. During the stay in Germany. 10/I-[19]43.                            
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_368
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_369
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_370
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_371
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_372
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_373
Forced laborer Yevdokiya Khvorost
Khvorostove, Valkivskyi (now Bohodukhivskyi) Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_374
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my best friend Halyna from Dusia. The photo was taken on 12.12.[19]43. Look at it [this photo] and remember our life abroad.

                            Velbert Rhld 16.1.[19]44.
                        

Yevdokia Khvorost was born in 1924 in the village of Khvorostove, Valky district (now Bohodukhiv district) in the Kharkiv region. In September 1942, she was sent for forced labor to the city of Velbert in North Rhine-Westphalia. There, she suffered from tuberculosis and passed away on January 23, 1945, as a result of the illness. Three days later, she was buried at the Forest Cemetery in Velbert.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_375
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long-lasting remembrance to Olia from Liuba. 
                            Look at the copy of [...]
                            23/12 [19]44 
                            
                            Nienburg
                        

The inscription is addressed to Olha Lystova. She was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the Langedamm district of Nienburg.
Forced laborer Veronika Eltser
—
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_376
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Olha Listova from Veronika Eltser 
                            Nienburg 
                            8/II-[19]44
                        

Veronika Eltser was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the Langedamm district of the city of Nienburg in Lower Saxony.

The inscription is addressed to the forced laborer Olha Lystova, who lived there as well.
Forced laborer Mariia Nosikova
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_377
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long-lasting and cherished remembrance to my beloved [friend] Olia from a friend [Marusia].

                            Olichka, among many friends, you might forget me, but with this photo, you will remember and love me. Olichka, I leave my memory in this photo so that my friend Olia does not forget her friend Marusia.
                            
                            Olya, when you forget me, take this photo, and you will remember me.
                            
                            [to] Listova Olia from Nosikova Marusia
                            
                            20/IX-[19]43.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Olha Lystova. She was a forced laborer and lived in the communal camp "Langedamm" in the Langedamm district of Nienburg.
Unidentified forced laborers
Tulyholovy, Glukhivskyi (now Konotopskyi) Raion, Sumy Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_378
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Slysh Nata from Nadia Mykhailenko Alikseevna during life in Germany in 1944.
                            19th IX [September], Wednesday.
                            
                            When I die, when I perish, keep my photo, keep my memory, keep it forever. Maybe someday you will remember me.
                            
                            Sumy region, Glukhiv district, the village of Tulyholovy, Mykhailenko Nadia.
                        
Forced laborer Anatolii Nikolayenko
Pokrovka, Chanovsky district, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_379
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my friend in grief Vania from Nikolaienko Anatolii during the stay in Germany in 1943.

                            26/III, 1944.
                            1944
                            my address:
                            Novosibirsk, Chanovsky district, Pokrovka. 
                            [signature]
                        

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Paraska Poloz
Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (now Boryspilskyi) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_380
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of unforgettable remembrance to my dear brother Vania from his sister Pasha. 
                            From the days of slave captivity in the German paradise, I give you my photo as a keepsake. It does not shine with beauty, but with longing for the homeland. I give it to you as a memory... [text cuts off].
                        

Paraska Poloz was born in 1920 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. She worked at the local collective farm named after Shevchenko. On May 27, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to Nazi Germany. During the first year, she worked on a farm, and the next two years at a canning factory, until May 2, 1945, when the Red Army entered the area. On May 20, 1945, she underwent a Soviet reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in the city of Brest, Belarus. After that, she returned home, and in August 1945, she underwent another screening. Her further fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Andrii Yemets
Poltava Oblast
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_381
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Vania from Andrusha Yemts during the stay in Germany.
                            Poltava.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Ivan Poloz. He was born in 1924 in the village of Studenyky, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi district (now Boryspil district) in the Kyiv region. In December 1942, he was deported for forced labor to the town of Lade in North Rhine-Westphalia. He worked for the local branch of the construction company Polensky & Zöllner and lived in a communal camp. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_382
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_383
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_384
Tamara Rukavitsyna before being sent to forced labor
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—
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_385
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of kind and lasting remembrance to Tasya and Juliette from Tamara Nikolaevna Rukavitsyna. During the time of departure to Germany. Keep my photo. 19 30[th] day of the III-rd month, March 1942.
                        For lasting and kind remembrance to dear Tamarochka from Tamara. 30/III–[19]42.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_386
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[For] remembrance to my friend Nadia while staying in Germany [illegible] to Katia Nadia Nikanor, 1943.
                        
Pencil note:
in germany 450
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Freilassing, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_387
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Karl Dietrich, Fotogr. Lauten, Fll. Freilassing (Obb.)
                        
Pencil note:
1943 
                        
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_388
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear Mother from her son from Germany. Here are Valia Pintal, Kolia Obidzyinsky, and me at the very top. Sorry, I don’t have another one, but I think this one will also be good.
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_389
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
On March 26, 1944, as a keepsake from Dunia to Sania. If you like it, then look at it, and if you don’t like it, then tear it up. It is known who gifted it to you, but the reason isn't so interesting. Sania, keep it. From Dunia, I give this to Sania.
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_390
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and unforgettable remembrance, a photo to my sister Sania from Uliana. During my uneasy time of hardship in Germany. If you want to know your sister, then keep it, and if you don’t want to, then tear it up.
                            Sanichka, don’t be upset that I don't look good [in the photo], because oh, how hard it is to live in this world.
                            Sanichka, I am sending you this photo on 28/X–1944.
                            Sania, I send you a low bow from my sincere heart, and don’t forget your sister.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_391
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of kind and lasting remembrance to my dear and beloved sister Klavochka from Klava while staying in Germany. Keep it and remember me, my dear sister. 20/XI–[19]43. [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_392
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
23/XI–[19]44. As a token of long remembrance to my friend Marfusha from her friend Tania during our stay in Germany, in the village of Crot[t]end[orf]. Marfusha, do not be sad about the flowers that have faded, they will bloom again in spring. But be sad about the years that have passed, for they will never return to you. Marfusha, if you want to be my friend, keep the memory in sorrow, joy, and boredom, remember me.
                        

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Uliana Boyko
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_393
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable Remembrance to my Friend Marfa from her Friend Boiko Ulia during our stay in Germany in the village of Crottendorf. 24/9-1944.
                        
Pencil note:
Crot[t]endorf

Uliana Boiko was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She completed two grades at the local school and worked on a collective farm. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942 until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Later, she was transferred to an aircraft plant in the nearby town of Gelenau, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. On July 11, 1945, she arrived at Screening and filtration Camp No. 272 in the city of Meissen, where she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration. After that, she was granted permission to return home. On November 12, 1945, she arrived in Tsybli and continued working on the collective farm. A year after her return, she underwent another screening. Around that time, she married and took her husband’s surname, Dan’ko. She died in 2001.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereyaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Forced laborer Mariia Kuzhim
—
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_394
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Marfusha!!! In sorrow, in boredom, in great grief
                            I wrote this for you for long remembrance.
                            You will look and see that I wrote it, and you will remember that once, in this world, I lived.
                            For kind remembrance to Marfusha from Mania Kuzhim. Germany. 10/IX–[19]44.
                        
The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereyaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Crottendorf, Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_395
Forced laborers Yevheniia Kononenko (left) and Anastasiia Hryshchenko (right)
Kozyn, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast; Strakholissia, Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_396
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia Husak from Zhenia Kononenko during our stay in Germany.
                            Village of Kozyn, Myronivskyi district, Kyiv region 20/I–[19]45.
                        
Yevheniia Kononenko was born in 1923 in the village of Kozyn in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. She completed six grades at the local school and worked on a collective farm. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she was sent to a transit camp in the city of Chemnitz in the state of Saxony, and from there to the village of Crottendorf, where from June 13, 1942, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik). From February 13, 1945, she worked at an aircraft plant in the nearby town of Gelenau. After the entry of the Red Army, she had various jobs for the military commandant’s office. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 274 in the city of Bolkenhain (now Bolków in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland). She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village. From December 1946 to March 1947, she underwent a second inspection. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

Anastasiia Hryshchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Strakholissia in the Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, to February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in Crottendorf. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in Crottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Anastasiia Hryshchenko
Strakholissia, Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_397
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long remembrance to Husak Marfa from Nastia Hrushchenko 21/I-[19]45
                        
Anastasiia Hryshchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Strakholissia in the Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, to February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in Crottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland)
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_398
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my sister Marfusha from Kharyta during the stay in the city of Breslau, Poland.
                            Marfusha, I wish you success and happiness and I give you this photo card as a keepsake, I send greetings with love, please don’t forget me.
                            Sisters Marfusha and Kharytyna. 23/X 1943. At the age of 18.
                        
The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Forced laborer Yevheniia Kononenko
Kozyn, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_399
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear comr[ade] Marfa from Zhenia Kononenko during the stay in Great Germany, in the village of Crot[t]endorf, at the Altman[n]'s factory. 27/X–[19]44.
                        
Yevheniia Kononenko was born in 1923 in the village of Kozyn in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. She completed six grades at the local school and worked on a collective farm. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she was sent to a transit camp in the city of Chemnitz in the state of Saxony, and from there to the village of Crottendorf, where from June 13, 1942, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik). From February 13, 1945, she worked at an aircraft plant in the nearby town of Gelenau. After the entry of the Red Army, she had various jobs for the military commandant’s office. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 274 in the city of Bolkenhain (now Bolków in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland). She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village. From December 1946 to March 1947, she underwent a second inspection. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland)
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_400
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Katia during the stay in Germany, in the city of Breslau.
                            If you love it, then keep it, if not, then tear it up.
                            K letter I like a lot, 
                            A - I like even more, 
                            T - will make the word, and 
                            IA - will tell whom I love.
                        
The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in Crottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Lesia Hryshchenko
Strakholissia, Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_401
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Katia Husak from her friend Lesia Hryshchenko.
                            Katia, if you want [to be] my friend, keep the memory in sorrow, in joy, [unreadable text] remember me, Katichka. I give this to you during my stay in Germany, in the village of Crot[t]endorf, at the thread factory.
                            Katia, if you love it, keep it; if you don’t love it, tear it up. 21/XI–1943, Sunday. Lesia to Katia H.
                        
Lesia Hryshchenko was born in 1921 in the village of Strakholissia in the Ivankiv (nowadays Vyshhorod) district of Kyiv region. She completed six grades at the local school. In June 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. She was twice punished with 24-hour detention for leaving the camp without permission. After the war, she returned to Strakholissia and worked on the collective farm. From May to December 1946, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at her place of residence. She later moved to Kyiv, where she worked at a weaving factory. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Altmann’s factory in Krottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Liubov Shkapa
Karapyshi, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_402
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
10/II–[19]45. As a token of remembrance to my friend Katia Husak from Liuba Shkapa. While staying in Germany, in the village of Crot[t]endorf, camp life. I gift it sincerely - remember me fo[rever].
                        
Liubov Shkapa was born in 1925 in the village of Karapyshi in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. She completed seven grades at the local school. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she was sent to a transit camp in the city of Chemnitz in the state of Saxony, and from there to the village of Crottendorf, where, starting on 13 June 1942, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik). She remained there until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in the city of Spremberg in the state of Brandenburg. Later, she returned to her native village and worked on the collective farm. In November 1946, she underwent a second inspection (screening). Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Altmann’s factory in Krottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
Kozyn, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_403
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia Husak from Olia Solomakha. Katia, keep it. The two of us living together in the room. Sunday, 21/I–[19]43.
                        
Olha Solomakha was born in 1923 in the village of Kozyn in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. She completed four grades at the local school and worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she was sent to a transit camp in the city of Chemnitz in the state of Saxony, and from there to the village of Crottendorf, where, starting on June 13, 1942, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik). After the entry of the Red Army, she worked on a subsidiary unit attached to a military garrison. Later, she returned to her native village and worked as an assistant to a brigade leader in the Bohuslav forestry enterprise. From November to December 1946, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration. She got married and took her husband’s surname, Nahirna. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Altmann’s factory in Krottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_404
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my dear friend Marfa H. from Nadia during the stay in Germany.
                            Marfusha, look at it, smile, remember me. And when you are far away, don’t forget me. If you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up. 10/XII–[19]44.
                        
The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_405
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_406
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
30 [text damaged]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_407
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia Husak from Marfusha Paher.
                            Katia, I give you this photo, please keep it. When you go back home, please show it to my mother. Katia, [hope you can] recognize us all, [hope] it's possible to regognize. Forgive if we do not look good, it's because we weren’t photographed. Katia, for the remembrance there are only these lines, that once we lived together, walked in the world. Katia, not me [personally] yet, but let [at least] my image live with you. [illegible]
                            For a memory from Marfusha
                        
The inscription is addressed to Kateryna Husak. She was born in 1924 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in Crottendorf, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a screening at Assembly and transit Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945, and continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent a second inspection (screening). In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The author of the inscription is Marfa Paher. She was born in 1915 in Tsybli and worked on the local collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She was sent to the village of Zug near the city of Freiberg in the state of Saxony, where she worked at a leather factory and lived in the “Kraussen's Mill” camp (Lager Kraussen's Mühle) in the neighboring Berthelsdorf. On June 11, 1945, she returned to Tsybli and was still living there in the early 1990s. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Oksana Danylenko
Karapyshi, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_408
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The young years will rush by, they will probably never return, then take the photo in your hands, and it will remind you of something.
                            From the village of Karapyshi to the village of Tsybli. For long and eternal remembrance to my friend Marfusha Husak from Sanka Danylenko.
                            Germany, 3/XII–[19]44.
                        
Oksana Danylenko was born in 1924 in the village of Karapyshi in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Forced laborer Oksana Danylenko
Karapyshi, Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_409
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
10/II–[19]45. As a token of remembrance to Marfusha Husak from Sanka Danylenko. During the stay in Germany, village of Crot[t]endorf.
                        
Oksana Danylenko was born in 1924 in the village of Karapyshi in the Myronivka (nowadays Obukhiv) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Forced laborer Anastasiia Kurylo
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_410
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[For] long and unforgettable [re]membrance to my dear [f]riend Marfusha from her [fr]iend Nastia Kurylo during the camp life and time in Germany.
                            Marfusha, [when] you are far from me, remember me for a moment, and [my] heart will feel your memory, and in that moment I will remember you.
                            A sincere gift, keep it forever. 3/IX–[19]44.
                        
Anastasiia Kurylo was born in 1921 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Anastasiia Kurylo (from the left) and an unidentified forced laborer
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_411
Anastasiia Kurylo was born in 1921 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Dariia Solomka
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_412
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear, close friend Marfusha Husak from her friend Odarka Solomka during the camp life in Germany.
                            A bright moon wanders across the sky. Marfusha will take my photo and remember her own life. Our life is sad, [illegible] in the foreign land. Oh, hopefully our dear mother will see us.
                            Photographed in the village of [illegible], 15/VIII–1944.
                            Gifted on 3/IX–44, Sunday [illegible].
                            A sincere gift.
                        
Daria Solomka was born in 1921 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village.
Daria Solomka (from the left) and an unidentified forced laborer
Tsybli, Pereiaslav (now Boryspil) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_413
Daria Solomka was born in 1921 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she was a forced laborer at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Olha Muzychenko and an unidentified forced laborer
Kalynivka, Chornobyl (no longer existing) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Crottendorf, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_414
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
23/X–[19]44. Germany.
                            For long and unforgettable remembrance to Marfa Husak from Olia Muzychenko during camp life.
                            If my life continues, I will not forget you. In life, anything can happen, but don’t forget me either. Keep it and give it to no one.
                        
Olha Muzychenko was born in 1924 in the village of Kalynivka in the Chornobyl (no longer existing) district of Kyiv region. She completed eight grades at the local school. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. After the entry of the Red Army, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at the Screening and filtration camp in the town of Khyriv in Lviv region. Later, she worked there from May 11 to June 19, 1945. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village on June 24, later working as a seamstress at the Chornobyl lehprom (light industry enterprise). From March to November 1946, she underwent a second inspection (screening). Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Olha Muzychenko
Kalynivka, Chornobyl (no longer existing) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
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1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_415
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and unforgettable remembrance to Katia Husak from Olia Muzychenko. 14/I–[19]45. New Year's Day.
                        
Pencil note:
New Year's day in Germany
Olha Muzychenko was born in 1924 in the village of Kalynivka in the Chornobyl (no longer existing) district of Kyiv region. She completed eight grades at the local school. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony. After the entry of the Red Army, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at the Screening and filtration camp in the town of Khyriv in Lviv region. Later, she worked there from May 11 to June 19, 1945. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village on June 24, later working as a seamstress at the Chornobyl lehprom (light industry enterprise). From March to November 1946, she underwent a second inspection (screening). Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Marfa Husak. She was born in 1920 in the village of Tsybli in the Pereiaslav (nowadays Boryspil) district of Kyiv region. She worked on a collective farm. In May 1942, she was deported for forced labor. From June 13, 1942, until February 11, 1945, she worked at Emil Altmann’s Silk Factory (Emil Altmann Seidenfabrik) in the village of Crottendorf in the state of Saxony, and from February 22 until April 14, 1945, at Richard Dietzsch's Hosiery Factory (Firma E. Richard Dietzsch, Strumpffabrikation) in the nearby town of Geyer, where she remained until the entry of the Red Army. She underwent a Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at assembly and transit camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz. After that, she was granted permission to return home and arrived in Tsybli on August 2, 1945. She continued working on the collective farm. The following year, she underwent another screening. In the early 1990s, she lived in her native village. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_416
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Sania from her friend Nadia during our stay in Germany. 19/XI–[19]44.
                            I gift you this photo, please keep it; It will teach you how to love your friends. Sania and Nadia are friends
Forced laborer Halia Shvets
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1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_417
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
It's a gift to look at, and if you don’t want it, tear it up. 15/XI–[19]43.
                            Halia Ivanovna Shvets. Greetings to the girls. Photo for Sania.
Forced laborer Dusia Lobach
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Berlin, Lichtenberg borough
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_418
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Sonia from Dusia during our time in Germany, Berlin.
                            Faithful friends Sonia + Dusia Lobach.
Stamp:
22256
                            P. Fischer, Bln.-Lichtenberg
Unidentified forced laborers
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_419
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Sania Datsenko from Olia Protsenko during our stay in Germany. Gifted on 16/I–[19]44.
                            To Sania, from Olia.
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_420
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Sisters [damaged] I am in the photo [damaged] now [damaged]. To Sonia, during our stay in Germany, in Kr [damaged]. In the photo, me and comrade Katia [damaged]. When you bloom like a rose [damaged], in your land do not forget [damaged]. 
                            [signature]
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_421
Unidentified forced laborer
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Schoppinitz (now Szopienice, district of Katowice, Poland)
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_422
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[damaged] ndorenko Anast.
                            8363
                            geb. 10.10.22
                            Gieschebetriebe Schoppinitz
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_423
Unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_424
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_425
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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Vaihingen, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_427
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and never‑to‑be‑forgotten remembrance to my dear friend Kononenko [Olha] from her friend Hordiienko Marfusha.
                            Olhushko, keep the photo and not forget me, and I will not forget you as long as I live.
                            Gifted on 12/XI [19]43 during the stay in Great Germany, in the town of Faingen.
                            Please, do not forget me, my friend Olhushko, and I will not forget you as long as I live.
Unidentified forced laborers with an "OST" patch
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Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_428
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance to my friend [Sania] K. from her friend Dasha. During the stay in Germany, in the village of Gerlingen. 30/VIII–[19]44.
                            Sania, I give you this photo, don’t lose it and don’t forget me.
                            Sania, whether that moment is sad [unreadable].
                            Given to my sister Sania from her sister Dasha.
Unidentified forced laborers
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Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_429
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1/VII–1944. Mainz-Bischofsheim.
                            For long remembrance to Sania H. from Vera Brun'ko while staying in Germany during the hard years of the war, [19]41–[19]44. In the photo: me and Marusia S.
                            If not me [personally], let [at least] my image appear to you [text cut off]. Sunday.
Vira Brun’ko was born in 1923 in the village of Stepantsi in the Kaniv (nowadays Cherkasy) district of Cherkasy region. During 1943 -1945, she was subjected to forced labor in the city of Mainz in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and lived in the German Labor Front camp for “Eastern workers,” which was located on the ship "Elsa" (Schiff Elsa) in the Flosshafen harbor on the Rhine River. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Maria Shandra
Pishchane, Zolotoniskyi Raion, Cherkasy Oblast
Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_430
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Olia Lebid from her friend Marus'ka Shandra.
                            During our stay in Germany, in the city of Berlin, at the chemical factory in Tempelhof.
                            To one whom I truly love - here I write for remembrance and greet you with kind words. I ask you not to forget me.
                            The bright moon shines, the willows sway. Remember, dear friend Olia, who gave this to you.
                            Gifted on Sunday, when you came to visit me. 14/XI–1943.
                            Olia + Maruska, faithful friends.
Maria Shandra was born in 1924 in the village of Pishchane in the Zolotoniskyi district of Cherkasy region. From December 28, 1942, she was a forced laborer at the Preuss and Temmler's Chemical Factory (Preuss und Temmler Chemische Fabrik) in Berlin. Her later fate is unknown.
Anna Riutina (from the right) and an unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_431
Forced laborer Anna Riutina
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Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_432
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance to uncle Hrysha from his niece Niusia.
                            As many oceans as there are in the world, as much sand as is in them, so much happiness I wish for you in your life.
                            When you return home, if I am no longer alive, then you will take my photo and remember your niece.
                            
                            Photo studio: Fritz Hrad, XVIII. Beheimgasse 31
Unidentified forced laborers
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Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_433
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photo studio: Fritz Hrad, XVIII. Beheimgasse 31.
                            A sincere gift, remember me forever. Ring, ring, guitar, ring; do not be sad. Wherever you are, do not forget me.
                            
                            For long remembrance to Ania Riutina from Musia Kontemyrova
Forced laborer Volodymyr Shevtsov
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_434
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Niura Riutina from Volodia Shevtsov during the struggle of the days of the German war.
                            If you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up. 10/V–[19]44.
Forced laborer Anna Riutina
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_435
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and good remembrance, I give this to my brother Misha. Gifted sincerely, remember me forever. From your sister Niusia.
                            As many oceans as there are in the world, as much sand as is in them, that much happiness I wish for you, brother Misha, in your [life].
                            Before falling ill, Misha and I [took this] photo[graph]
Anna Riutina (from the right) and an unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_436
Forced laborer Anna Riutina
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_437
Forced laborer Anna Riutina
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_438
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and eternal remembrance from Anna Riutina to Marusia Mortinava.
                            Mania, if you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            
                            Riutina Anna to her friend Marusia Mortinava. Mania, if you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            
                            Riutina Anna to her friend Martinava Marusia. 
                            8/II–1943.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_439
Forced laborer Halyna Kal'chenko
Hostroluchchia, Baryshivka (nowadays Brovary) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_440
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my faithful friend Pasha from Kal'chenko Halyna.
                            Keep it and don’t forget. 14/IV–[19]44
                            Ostroluchchia
                            During the stay in Germany.
Halyna Kalchenko was born in 1924 in the village of Hostroluchchia in the Baryshivka (nowadays Brovary) district of Kyiv region. She completed seven grades at the local school. On August 15, 1943, she was deported for forced labor to Austria, where she worked on Hofmann’s farm in the town of Kitzbühel in the state of Tyrol, and later at a dairy plant in the city of Nuremberg in the state of Bavaria. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 301 in the city of Leoben in Austria. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Hostroluchchia in August 1945. In May 1947, she underwent a second inspection. She married and took her husband’s surname, Hryshchenko. In the 1990s, she lived in Kyiv. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_441
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_442
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
A gift to my dear [damaged]
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_443
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my Brother Sasha
                            During the stay in Germany
                            For unforgettable remembrance to my Brother Sasha. 2/X–43
                            Your brother Misha [signature] 
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_444
The inscription on the back is illegible
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_445
Unidentified forced laborer
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Ettingen, Bavaria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_446
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear brother Adik from his sister Bronia during the stay in Germany. 7/XII–1944. I am writing this to the one I love, and I give this photo as a keepsake. Remember me and never forget.
                            With greetings, your sister [signature]
                            Et[t]ingen
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_447
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
On the day of arrival from abroad (Germany).
                            Remember, Valia! Our friendship in childhood.
                            The photo was taken in 1944, during the days of work at the textile factory.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Hamburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_448
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
A gift to my friend Maria during the stay in Germany, in the city of Hamburg. If you like it, keep it; if not, tear it up. I ask you, to keep my photo, it will teach you how to live in Germany.
                            Live, my friend, live, do not be sad. That time will come to return home.
                            Gifted on 8/III–1944, to the hands of Maria from her friend Fedora
Unidentified forced laborer
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Hamburg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_449
Unidentified forced laborer with a child
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Hamburg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_450
Unidentified forced laborers
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Hamburg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_451
Unidentified forced laborer with a national patch
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Hamburg
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_452
Unidentified forced laborers with national patches
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Hamburg
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_453
Unidentified forced laborer
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Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_455
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photo studio: Fritz Hrad. XVII. Beheimgasse 37
Unidentified forced laborer
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Vienna, Austria
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_456
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I send this photo as a keepsake to my beloved daughter Marusia Iskra T
                            From your father, T. Iskra Karpovych, during my stay in Germany, in the city of Vienna, as a lasting keepsake 
                            5/III–[19]44.
                            Photo studio: Fritz Hrad. XVII. Beheimgasse 37
Unidentified forced laborers
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Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_457
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photo studio: Fritz Hrad. XVII. Beheimgasse 37
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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Leipzig, Saxony
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_458
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to a good colleague [name illegible] Nastenko Marusia from Pelypenko Pasha. 1/IV–[19]44. Leipzig.
The inscription is addressed to Maria Nastenko. She was born in 1922 in the village of Krasnopillia in the Korop (nowadays Novhorod-Siverskyi) district of Chernihiv region. From July 17, 1942, until March 31, 1945, she was a forced laborer at the Langbein-Pfanhauzer Werke Electroplating Equipment Factory (Langbein-Pfanhauser Werke AG) in the city of Leipzig in the state of Saxony. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 259 in the city of Finsterwalde in the state of Brandenburg. She received permission to return home and departed for Krasnopillia on July 17, 1945. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_459
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and kind remembrance, from Halia to Halia.
                            I give this to the one I love, the one I care for,
                            The one I remember so often,
                            The one I always think of
                            And will never forget.
                            
                            I give you this as a gift, such our little agreement
                            That we will remain friends as we have until now.
                            If you like it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            
                            During our stay in Germany.
                            Halia to Halia 3/III–[19]43. [signature]
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_460
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Halia during a one-time stay in a distant country, Great Germany.
                            Marusia gives this to Halia 24/IX–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_461
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Niura from Natasha during our stay in Germany. 3/II–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborers
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Nauen, Brandenburg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_462
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Streams may separate two oaks, but their roots grow together; fate may separate two friends, but their hearts live together.
                            If you want to keep the photo, please do; if not, return it to me. 30/IV–[19]44. [signature]
                            For long and sincere remembrance to my friend Nina from Marusia during our stay in the town of Nauen. 30/IV–1944.
Unidentified forced laborers
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Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_463
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Ninka from her sister Nadia during the stay in Germany
                            Ninka, if you like it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            I love an apple, I love a pear, I love Ninochka like my soulmate.
                            18/VII/1944, city of Stolberg.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_464
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and never‑to‑be‑forgotten remembrance to my dear friend Nadia during the stay in Germany with greetings, Nina V. D. 11/V–[19]43. [signature]
Forced laborers Vasyl' and Mariia Pyrkovski
Prokhory, Komariv (nowadays Nizhyn) Raion, Chernihiv Oblast
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_465
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Halia Hrin' from fellow countrymen Pyrkovskyi Vasyl K. and Pyrkovska Marusia V. during the stay in Germany. 4/XII–1944.
                            Do not remember [us] forever, but remember [us] once sincerely. When the German term ends, you will forget the grief and me, then take this photo and remember who loved you 
                            [signature] [signature]
Vasyl Pyrkovskyi was born in 1922 in the village of Prokhory in the Komariv (nowadays Nizhyn) district of Chernihiv region. From July 1941, he served in the Red Army as a junior lieutenant and as a platoon commander in the 1379th Rifle Regiment of the 87th Rifle Division. On January 5, 1943, he was captured by German forces. Later, he was subjected to forced labor in the city of Perleberg in the state of Brandenburg. He was liberated on May 3, 1945. He underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, in the 12th Reserve Rifle Division in Bashkiria, Russia. His later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_466
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Natasha from Marusia I. 
                            during the stay in Germany. 25/IX–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Berlin, Karow borough
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_467
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and sincere remembrance to my dear friend of Berlin days, Olia Lebid', from Halia M., during our work at the master’s in the village of Karow.
                            Olichka, I will give you a note: if you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up. 
                            Olia. If you travel far away and forget this “charming” land, forget the people you lived with, and make new friends, remember me, even if such a lifeless state of mime, as in the photo. Let it be for you a lifelong remembrance.
                            14/IX–[19]43. [signature]
Unidentified man
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_469
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
On the 9th of 1945, I was given this photo as a keepsake from a German with whom I worked in Germany for one and a half years in the barracks. 30/VI–[19]45.

                            Zum 
                            Andenken 
                            1945
                            Peter Sprafke
                            Köln-Höhenhaus
                            Im Birkenacker 24
Unidentified forced laborer and unidentified men
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Norheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_470
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Vasia polis'kyi, Lida kurs'ka. 20/VI–1945.
                            During the liberation by the Americans from fascist oppression.
                            For a memory to my friends and family from Germany.
                            Photo - town of Norheim, Arbeitsdienst lager (camp).
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_471
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
1943, August
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_472
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Natasha from Pavlusha
                            Life in Germany 14-1-[19]44
Unidentified female forced laborers with "OST" patches and an unidentified male forced laborer
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_473
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The wonderful moments of this time will remain in my mind for a very, very long time.
                            For sincere remembrance to the beloved girl of my life, Katia, from Aliosha. 30/I–[19]44. [signature]
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_474
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Vania from his friend Senia during the time of life in Germany, Voronezh region, Alekseievskii district, village of Khlevishche.
                            Popov Semen Filipov[ych].
Semen Popov was born in 1923 in the village of Khlevyshche in the Alekseyevka district of Voronezh (nowadays Belgorod) region, Russia. During World War II, he was subjected to forced labor in the city of Remscheid in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. His later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_475
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Gifted for Remembrance to Fellow countryman
                            Tyshchenko Ivan from Shapovalov F. I. 
Unidentified forced laborer
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Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_476
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For kind and long remembrance to Zoya from Nina during our stay in Berlin. 22/IV–[19]43.
Forced laborer Maria Pomoshnyk
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Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_477
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to Buhaienko Katia from Pomoshnyk Maria.
                            Friendship during the struggle in Berlin, working at the same factory. 9/X–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_478
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia from Tonia and Shura, who lived together in Germany. Katia, remember us sometimes, 4/VII [illegible]
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_479
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For remembrance to my friend Katia from Maria.
                            If you love it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            Berlin, 20/IV–[19]43. 
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
Berlin
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_480
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Katia from Kl[a]va who liv[ed] in the city of Berl[i]n and worked together.
                            Katia, if you want, keep it; if not, tear it up.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_481
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Berlin
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_482
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Vera from Katia during our stay in a distant foreign land, in the city of Berlin.
                            Vera, remember Katia. 18/VI–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_483
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my acquaintance Katia from Raia 
                            in Germany 26/IX–[19]44.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Berlin, Tegel borough
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_484
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Katia during the time of tough suffering in Berlin, Tegel, while living in the camp and sleeping on the same bunk.
                            To Katia, from Vera. 10/X–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_485
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Natasha from comrade Yosyp during our stay in Germany.
                            Oh, in the garden on the rock, the nightingale sang - guess, Natasha, who wrote this to you. 3/IX–[19]44.
Forced laborer Halyna Shykula
—
Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_486
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Natasha from [Halia] Shykula during the life in Germany, in the city of Bünde. 20/III–[19]44.
                            It’s better to remember first, then look, than to look first and then remember. Sh.H.P.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_487
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my brother Aliosha from his sister Natasha. 18/XI–[19]45.
                            Brother, keep my photo and don’t forget me.
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Fotografen-Jnnung Bielefeld Lichtbild Atelier Engelbrecht Bünde-Lübbecke
Forced laborer Maria Deineko
—
Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_488
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance to my friend Natasha from Deineko Marusia during our life in Germany.
                            When the first flower blooms in the grove and reminds the earth of spring, let my photo remind you of me. 5/III–[19]44.
Stamp:
Handwerkliches Fotografen-Jnnung Bielefeld Lichtbild Atelier Engelbrecht Bünde-Lübbecke
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_489
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my dear friend Natasha from Halia.
                            If you are tired of sorrow, if grief overwhelms you, remember a friend who exists in this world, a heart that loves you.
                            During our “happy” life in Germany, city of Bünde. 24/V–[19]44.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_490
Unidentified forced laborers
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_491
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To my dear, beloved sister Anichka from Nadia.
                            Love and remember our homeland, where our youth passed, and remember our life and friendship in beloved Kharkiv.
                            This is my friend in the camp. 9/VII–[19]43
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_492
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Anichka from Nadia. May this photo keep at least a small part of the memories of me. 14/IX–[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_493
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Nadichka from Ania. Keep and remember me; do not forget what I was like in Germany.
                            Nadichka, I give you this photo [damaged]
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_494
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
This is my friend. As a token of remembrance to my relatives. Keep this photo until I return back home. See in a black [illegible] dress.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_495
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Nadichka from your sister Ania S.
                            Remember me, dear, how we lived in Germany and couldn’t meet each other.
                            21/II-[19]44, Monday. See how nicely your blouse turned out [in the photo]
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_496
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Nadichka from your sister Ania. The photo was taken on 25/X-[19]43 in Germany. Let this remain a German memory of your sister.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Barum, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_497
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
“Brockenblick” camp Karl Plinke Company “Beton und Tiefbau” Barum near Braunschweig.
                            This is us at work, 1942–[19]45.
                            Lutsenko H.D.
Forced laborer Olha Kabakova
—
Leipzig, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_498
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to Olia Pavlyshcheva from Olia Kabakova during our stay in Germany, in the city of Leipzig.
                            Olia! Your gentle chatter, your sweet smile, and your beauty enchanted my heart and brought an everlasting sorrow.
                            Olia + Olia = inseparable friends 27/III-[19]43.
Stamp:
Foto-Elektra Windmühlen str. 31 Leipzig C1
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_499
Forced laborer Marta Sheremeta
—
Berlin, Karow borough
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_500
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance during our life in Germany, working for the same employer in the field. This is a lasting memory and a fond remembrance. If you want to remember, you can look at the photo; if you want to forget, you can tear it up.
                            Olia + Marta - friends 22/10–[19]44.
                            For eternal remembrance to my friend Olia Lebid' from Marta Sheremeta in the village of Karow
Unidentified female forced laborer with a numbered tag
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_501
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_505
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halyna from S. Nina. If you like it, keep it; if not, tear it up. 20/IV–1943. Nina didn’t turn out very well.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_506
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Hannover, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_507
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To my dear husband from his wife, to my brother from his sister. Remember the days we spent in Germany. Your Tomka and Zina. 14/VIII–[19]43.
                            Hannover-Wülfel.
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_508
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my friend Dania from Niura. Keep and take care of it; when the time comes, you may tear it up.
                            If you love it, keep it; if not, return it.
                            While living in Germany. 27/X–[19]44.
                            Niura.
Oleksandra Shevchenko (standing eighth from the left), Anastasiia Koshchii (standing eleventh from the left), Valentyna Ozhymova (standing thirteenth from the left), Halyna Ivanova (standing fourteenth from the left), Halyna Viter (standing far right), and other forced laborers
Oleksandrivka, Shchors (nowadays Kamianske) Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Malopolovetske, Velykopolovetske (nowadays Fastiv) Raion, Kyiv Oblast; Amur-Pisky (now part of the city of Dnipro); Sydory, Velykopolovetske (nowadays Bila Tserkva) Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Schwabach, Bavaria
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_509
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance, the girls remain, and I will remember them. Once we lived together in Germany, we walked the same path. We aimed for the same goal, but the years passed so quickly.

                            Olia Zhelezniak, Hanna Malatzaeva, Halia Huba, Halia Tretiak, Lena Bud, Olia Bendiuzhenko, Kilia Illo, Shura Shevchenko, Marusia Dorash, Vera Kolombet, Dusia Koshchii, Liuba Kybachova, Valia Ozhymova, Halia Ivanova, Motia Verezhnykova, Maria Dombrovska, Halia Vdovenko, Valia Yaremenko, Liza Chus', Polia Denesiuk, Vera Zynchenko, Marusia Perekhodiuk, Marusia Medziuta, Halia Nyshchymna, Halia Viter.
                            
                            They are not in here, but I will still remember them: Tania, Valia Hrusha, Marusia Rohovenko, Katia Lytviak, Nata Druzhelovska, Liza Storcheus, Hana Kulchynskaya, Frosia Mostytskaya, Marusia Netpenko
Oleksandra Shevchenko was born in 1924 in the village of Oleksandrivka in the Shchors (nowadays Kamianske) district of Dnipropetrovsk region. On May 10, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to the city of Schwabach in the state of Bavaria, where she worked at Johann Leonhard Hüttlinger’s Wire-manufacturing Factory (Johann Leonhard Hüttlinger, Drahtfabrik in Schwabach). After being liberated by the American Army and undergoing the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, she returned to her native village in January 1946. She worked on the local collective farm. From June to August of the same year, she underwent a second inspection. She spent the rest of her life in Oleksandrivka, where she died.

Anastasiia Koshchii was born in 1926 in the village of Malopolovetske in the Velykopolovetske (nowadays Fastiv) district of Kyiv region. Her family was subjected to dekulakization. She completed five grades at the local school and worked on a collective farm. On May 25, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. On June 8, she arrived at a transit camp in the city of Regensburg in the state of Bavaria, and two days later was sent to Schwabach, where she worked at the Hüttlinger’s factory. After being liberated by the American Army, she was handed over to the Soviets. From 22 to 27 June 1945, she underwent a check at Screening and filtration Camp No. 285 in the city of Moravská Ostrava in Czechoslovakia (nowadays Ostrava, Czech Republic). She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village on July 24, 1945. She worked at a breeding station of the Air Forces of the Kyiv Military District. In September 1945, she underwent a second inspection. Until October 1956, she remained in the KGB operational and reference records as a person liberated by the American Army and therefore considered potentially suspect by the Soviet authorities. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

Valentyna Ozhymova was born in 1925 in the village of Amur-Pisky (now part of the city of Dnipro). She completed four grades at the local school. On May 10, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to Schwabach, where she worked at the Hüttlinger’s factory. From April 1944, she worked on a farm in the neighboring village of Walpersdorf. After liberation by the American army, she was handed over to the Soviets. She underwent a political reliability screening in the city of Riesa in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Amur-Pisky on August 9, 1945. A year later, she underwent a second screening. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

Halyna Ivanova was born in 1926 in Amur-Pisky. She completed seven grades at the local school. On May 10, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to Schwabach, where she worked at the Hüttlinger’s factory. After liberation by the American army, she was handed over to the Soviets. She underwent political reliability screening at Camp No. 278 in Breslau (nowadays Wrocław, Poland). She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Amur-Pisky in August 1946. In February 1947, she underwent a second screening. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

Halyna Viter was born in 1923 in the village of Sydory, Velykopolovetske (nowadays Bila Tserkva) district, Kyiv region. She completed nine grades at the local school. On May 28, 1942, she was deported for forced labor to Schwabach, where she worked at the Hüttlinger’s factory. After liberation by the American army, she was handed over to the Soviets and underwent a political reliability screening in Riesa. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in her native village on September 28, 1945. She worked as a district inspector for the State Insurance (Derzhstrakh) in the Hrebinka district. In January 1947, she underwent a second screening. Until December 1956, she remained in the KGB operational and reference records. She later married and took her husband’s surname, Barbara. In the early 1990s, she lived in the town of Boyarka. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Katzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_510
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Liubuchka!
                            Whenever the moon shines in the evening
                            And quietly, as if peeking into my soul,
                            I will remember, my dear, all that past,
                            I will remember, it is impossible not to, but I truly will remember you.
                            In response to your wish
                            Fila Husezka, Katzweiler, 6/XII–[19]43. Germany
Unidentified man
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_511
The stamp on the back of the photo reads:
Handwerkliche-Lichtbild
                            Photographie der Ftaiz 
                            Jak. F[illegible] Kuse
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_512
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Vaselyna. Look at your sister, and it will be a keepsake for you. Keep it forever.
                            To Vaselyna, from Katia.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_513
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Anichka F from Lina Zh. While we stayed together in Germany. 4/IX–[19]43
The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_514
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For kind and lasting remembrance to Niura F. from Hrysha P. During our youth spent in Germany. 26/IX–[19]43.
The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Uliana Holovach and an unidentified man
Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) Raion, Sumy Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_515
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my friend Anna F. from her friend Olia Holovach.
                            Anna. Olia, friends. 10.06.[19]45
Uliana (Olia) Holovach was born in 1923 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke) in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia. She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 13, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She received permission to return home. Her later fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke) in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Großbreitenbach, Thuringia
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_516
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my friend Ania from her friend Boria. w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶
                            Photographed while living in Germany, in the city of Großbreitenbach. 8/VI-[19]45.
                            [Signature]
The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_517
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Photo from a friend Misha Vasylovych. To my friend Niura Fesenko. 22/6–[19]44.
                            [Signature]
The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Liubov Piskun
Malovodiane, Dolynske (nowadays Kropyvnytskyi) Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_518
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to Ania from Piskun Liuba 
                            During the stay in Germany.
                            My address: Kirovohrad region, Dolinskyi district, Dolinska Station, Malo-Vodiano village
                            Recipient Piskun Liuba I.
Liubov Piskun was born in 1926 in the village of Malovodiane, Dolynske (nowadays Kropyvnytskyi) district, Kirovohrad region. She completed five grades at the local school. On August 21, 1943, she was deported for forced labor. She arrived in the city of Goldisthal in the state of Thuringia, where she worked at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Malovodiane. From April to September 1946, she underwent a second inspection. From 1946 to 1950, she worked at the Dolynske branch of the postal transport service. Until 1957, she remained in the KGB operational and reference records as a person liberated by the American army and therefore considered potentially suspect by the Soviet authorities. She later married and moved to Kerch in Crimea, where she died.

The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Anastasia Pleteniuk
Velyki Troyany, Ulianivske (nowadays Holovanivsk) Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_519
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a kind remembrance to my friend Ania from Pleteniuk Nastasia Kyrylov[oi], Nykolaiv Oblast [region], Haivoron raion [district], V-Troiany village. 3/III–1945.
Anastasiia Pleteniuk was born in 1926 in the village of Velyki Troyany, Ulianivske (nowadays Holovanivsk) district, Kirovohrad region. She completed seven grades at the local school. On August 23, 1943, she was deported for forced labor and arrived in the city of Goldisthal in the state of Thuringia. From September 3, 1943, she worked at Karl Müller’s Sawmill Factory. She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From 18 to 28 July 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 265 in the city of Görlitz in the state of Saxony. She received permission to return home and arrived in Velyki Troyany on August 24, 1945. In March 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Until 1957, she remained in the KGB operational and reference records as a person liberated by the American army and therefore considered potentially suspect by the Soviet authorities. From 1946 to 1958, she worked on a collective farm. She married and took her husband’s surname, Kolesnyk, and later the couple moved from the village to work in the industry. In the early 1990s, she lived in the town of Vatutine (nowadays Bahacheve) in Cherkasy region. Her subsequent fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Uliana Holovach
Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) Raion, Sumy Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_520
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Niura from Olia Holovach while staying in Germmany 
                            24.5.[19]45
Uliana (Olia) Holovach was born in 1923 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke) in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia. She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 13, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She received permission to return home. Her later fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke) in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) Raion, Sumy Oblast
—
1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_521
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Ania from Fedia.
                            Photo taken during the stay in Germany, 24/V–[19]45.
                            [signature]
The inscription is addressed to Anna Fesenko. She was born in 1924 in the village of Slout, Hlukhiv (nowadays Shostka) district, Sumy region. From 1942 to 1945, she worked as a solderer at Karl Linke’s Electric Lamp Factory (Glas und Metallwerke Karl Lincke). in the city of Großbreitenbach in the state of Thuringia, living in a camp for “Eastern workers.” She was liberated by the American army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviets. From June 26 to July 23, 1945, she underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 256 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Kateryna Pron'
Mykhailivka, Kotelevske (nowadays Poltava) Raion, Poltava Oblast
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_522
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance to my friend of the German years, Kryvko Nina, from Katia Pron' in the town of Schwenningen, 14/II–[19]44.

                            You asked me for the photo, but what for? You will tear it and throw it away, and nothing more, but I fulfill your request. I take the pen and write to you, wishing you all the best. Please do not forget me.
                            [signature]
Kateryna Pron' was born in 1925 in the village of Mykhailivka, Kotelevske (nowadays Poltava) district, Poltava region. She completed eight grades at the local school. On May 12, 1943, she was deported for forced labor. She arrived in the city of Villingen-Schwenningen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945 and was later handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on September 1, 1945. In August 1946, she underwent a second inspection. In the early 1990s, she lived in Poltava. Her later fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Nina Kryvko. She was born in 1925 in the town of Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod district), Poltava region. She completed seven grades at the local school and studied for one year at a medical school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she arrived at a transit camp in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and later was sent to Villingen-Schwenningen, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945. Four months later, she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on October 1, 1945. In January 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Her later fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Halyna Taran
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_523
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Nina Kryvko from Halia Taran during the stay in Germany, city of Schwenningen, 29/I - [19]44.
Stamp:
Foto Brotz E717
Halyna Taran was born in 1921 in the village of Tarasivka (region could not be determined). From October 1942 to April 1945, she worked at the Müller‑Schlenker Watch Manufactory in the city of Villingen‑Schwenningen in the state of Baden-Württemberg. She was liberated by the French army. Her later fate is unknown.

The inscription is addressed to Nina Kryvko. She was born in 1925 in the town of Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod district), Poltava region. She completed seven grades at the local school and studied for one year at a medical school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she arrived at a transit camp in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and later was sent to Villingen-Schwenningen, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945. Four months later, she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on October 1, 1945. In January 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Her later fate is unknown.
Forced laborer Nina Kryvko
Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod Raion), Poltava Oblast
Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_524
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
in Germany, town of Schwenningen, 14/II - [19]44
Nina Kryvko was born in 1925 in the town of Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod district), Poltava region. She completed seven grades at the local school and studied for one year at a medical school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she arrived at a transit camp in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and later was sent to Villingen-Schwenningen, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945. Four months later, she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on October 1, 1945. In January 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_525
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to Nina Kryvko from Milia and Marfusha during the stay in Germany, town of Schwenningen, 29/I - [19]43.
The inscription is addressed to Nina Kryvko. She was born in 1925 in the town of Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod district), Poltava region. She completed seven grades at the local school and studied for one year at a medical school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she arrived at a transit camp in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and later was sent to Villingen-Schwenningen, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945. Four months later, she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on October 1, 1945. In January 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborer
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_526
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long remembrance to Nina from Halia during the stay in Germany. Gifted on Sunday, 30/VII - 1944.
                            Halia + Nina
Stamp:
Foto-Mauthe 10 Jan 1944 [illegible]gen
The inscription is addressed to Nina Kryvko. She was born in 1925 in the town of Lokhvytsia (nowadays Myrhorod district), Poltava region. She completed seven grades at the local school and studied for one year at a medical school. On September 29, 1942, she was deported for forced labor. At first, she arrived at a transit camp in the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and later was sent to Villingen-Schwenningen, where she worked at the Müller-Schlenker Watch Manufactory. She was liberated by the French army in April 1945. Four months later, she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 253 in the city of Zeithain in the state of Saxony. She was granted permission to return home and arrived in Lokhvytsia on October 1, 1945. In January 1946, she underwent a second inspection. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_527
Unidentified forced laborers
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_528
Unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_529
Unidentified forced laborer
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_530
Group of unidentified French prisoners of war
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_531
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance from the Frenchmen, from good comrades in Germany to Ania
                            [illegible] 
Unidentified forced laborers
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
—
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_532
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Nadichka from Ania.
                            [My] unforgettable, I'm asking you to keep it and remember your sister. This is my friend Dusia from Kharkiv, we became friends with her 13/VIII - [19]44, Sunday.
Unidentified forced laborers and Red Army soldiers
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1945
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_533
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Myself after liberation in May 1945. Photographed during work with my good comrades [damaged]lii Nikolai[damaged]la Ania Tosia
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
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from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_534
Unidentified forced laborer
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Barum, Lower Saxony
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_535
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and eternal remembrance to Halia from Dusia, in the days of our acquaintan[ce]. 13.12.[19]42. Barum.
                            [Signature]
Unidentified forced laborer
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1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_536
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my friend Vania from Olia.
                            During the stay i̶n̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶y̶. Please keep it or return it. 13/I.[19]44.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
Friedrichsdorf, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_537
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
2.10.[10]43 Köppern
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Friedrichsdorf, Hesse
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_538
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear sister Ninochka from her sister Olia!!!..
                            When I die, when my life ends, when I am no longer here - then take this photo in your hands and proudly remember me.
                            If you love [me] - keep it; if you don’t - then tear it up. 
                            During the time in Germany, in Köppern. 3/VII - [19]43. 3-12-[19]43.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Friedrichsdorf, Hesse
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_539
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear sister Nina from Olia during the stay in Germany, 20.8.[19]44. Köppern.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_540
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and kind remembrance to my dear and beloved sisters: Olichka and Ninochka, from your sisters Lida and Dunichka.
                            A gift to keep forever until we meet again.
                            A gift to those we respect.
                            A gift during our meeting in foreign land with Dusia.
                            Gifted forever, with heartfelt love.
                            Lida + Dusia + Olia + Nina - sisters.
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_541
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear Ninochka from Liuba C. 9/VII - [19]43
Forced laborer Borys Chalyk
—
Suhl, Thuringia
1942
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_542
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Germany
                            Suhl in/Th.
                            August 1942
                            
                            Boris Tschalieck
                            
                            Work on the wagon
                            
                            19 years old, my Borinka
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Malchow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_543
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Shura M. from Marusya K., during the life in Germany, in the town of Malchow.
                            Shura, keep it, don’t lose it, don’t forget me. Marusya K. to Shura M. friends.
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_544
The inscription on the back is illegible
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_545
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and unforgettable remembrance to my dear friend Mytia from Halia, during the stay in Germany
                            Will the hour ever come when all the earth burns out? Will the moment ever come when you forget about me?
                            I'm giving you this on Tuesday at half past eight, 14/XII-[19]43.
                            from Halia to Mytia.
Forced laborer Hanna Handzha with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_546
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Karpenko Varka Vaksei[ova] from Handza Hania Pavlova.
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_547
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my fat[her], mother, and to my sister [from] Polia Ivani[vna]
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Leipzig, Saxony
1943
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_548
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I give this photograph for long and unforgettable remembrance to my sister Polia from her sister Halia, during our stay at work in Germany.
                            Your sister, Hala. 4/III 1943.
                             Foto. Haubold Liebertwolkwitz Teichmannstraße 22
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_549
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_551
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_552
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_553
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
M.
Forced laborer Motia Hrudina
—
Zarrendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_554
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
For long and eternal remembrance to my dear and beloved sister Dusichka from her sister Motichka.
                            Giving this to the one who is dear to my heart.
                            Gifted during the stay in Germany, in the village of Zahrendorf [Zarrendorf].
                            Gifting this to whom I love. If you like it, keep it; if not, tear it up.
                            After nine months of stay in Germany
                            Hrudyna Motia, 9.2.44
                            Dusia
Motia Hrudina (from the left) with an unidentified forced laborer
—
Zarrendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1944
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_555
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
The photograph was taken on 6/II-1944
                            friends Vera and Motia
Forced laborer Yefrosynia Onushko with an "OST" patch
Lypniazhka, Dobrovelychkivka (nowadays Novoukrainka) Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of NGO "After Silence"
archival index AS_1_556
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
2289
                            Frosja Onuschko
                            20/IV/1925
                            Village of Libnjaschka, 
                            Kirovgrad District
                            Village Libnjaschka 
Yefrosyniya Onushko was born in 1925 in the village of Lypniazhka, Dobrovelychkivka (nowadays Novoukrainka) district, Kirovohrad region. She was orphaned at an early age. From 1938 to 1941, she lived in Odesa, and later returned to Lypniazhka and worked at Public Farm No. 35. On 9 July 1942, she was deported for forced labor. She arrived in the city of Osnabrück in the state of Lower Saxony, where, from July 20, 1942, until March 31, 1945, she worked at Wilhelm Karmann’s Automobile Factory (Wilhelm Karmann Fahrzeugfabrik in Osnabrück), and lived in the communal camp “Martini.” The British army liberated her on 3 April 1945, and later she was handed over to the Soviet authorities. She underwent the Soviet political reliability screening, the so-called filtration, at Camp No. 248 in the city of Stettin (now Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). She received permission to return home and arrived in Lypniazhka on December 2, 1945. In the same month, she underwent a second inspection. She later moved to the city of Sukhumi in Georgia. Until 1955, she remained in the KGB operational and reference records as a person liberated by the British army, and therefore considered potentially suspect by the Soviet authorities. Her later fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers in embroidered shirts
Nove Selo
Hamburg
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_1
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance and fond memories to Maria Ishchuk from Anna Zahoruiko during our stay in Hamburg, Germany, at the Plywood Factory
                            Tuesday, 18/VII – 44,
                            Nove Selo 
                            
                            Maria,
                            when we are separated, you'll forget,
                            Maria
                            about me, then 
                            Maria
                            (take this photo) in your hands, and you'll remember
                            Maria
Force laborers Mykhailo Temchenko (on the right) and, probably, Ivan Liubka
Smila (today Romny) Raion, Sumy Oblast
Herdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_2
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Ivan A. Lubka from Mykhailo Temchenko during the stay in Germany
                            20/VIII – 44  
                            [signature]
                        

this photo became a part of our history research
Unidentified forced laborers with "OST" patches
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_3
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Kuib […] 
                            […] far
                            6 hundred
                            Alexandra Ilinichna
                            Kropivnits
                        
Forced laborer Lelia Kononenko
—
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_4
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance [crossed out with a black marker — Marian Nykolyn] from Lelia Kononenko during the stay in Germany. 
                            the photo was taken on December 17, 1942, and presented on June 4, 1943.
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_5
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Ingolstadt, Bavaria
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_6
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my good friend Fenia from Halia during the stay in Ingolstadt, Germany
                            28/X 43
                            Fenia,
                            When you finish "the course" and forget your friends together with me, then take this photo into your hands and [...] who [...] you
                            Halia
                            a photo gift from Halia to Fenia
                        
Forced laborer Liusia Havrysh
—
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_7
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear Mother and sister Ninuska from your daughter and sister Liusia Havrysh when living in Germany.
                            Keep this copy
                            11/VII.43
The blue ink inscription reads:
ph. 7 2025 Retr. portrait 24/30 1 pc [...] 13/18 1 pc
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_8
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Vania from Halia
                            [...] German captivity
                            1.VIII.43
                        
Forced laborer Natalia Yeremenko
—
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_9
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Marusechka from Natalia Yeremenko when living through (challenges) in Germany, Ludwigsburg!
                            I gift you my photo,
                            And wish you to bloom like a rose,
                            bloom and keep your chin up,
                            wherever you are,
                            don't forget about me!
                            I love you and will not forget you!
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_10
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my sister Nadia from her sister Raichka when living through (challenges) in Great Germany 
                            15 y.o.
                            Nadechka, don't forget me. Nadechka + Raichka
                            The photo from 1944 4/XII 
                            Friends
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Artemivsk (present-day Bahmut), Donetsk Oblast
Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_11
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...]
                            To my dear, sweet Musechka [...]
                            Germany [...] Velbert 20.VI.43
                            from Niura Kravchenko. Ukraine, Artemovsk, Kirov Vul. (Str), 30
                            
                            Dear Musechka!!!
                            Do not fall under the cruel blow of fate
                            [...] above the human condemnations
                            You will always get out of trouble with a victory,
                            And the whole world will obey you
                            Just remember, that only the one is unhappy 
                            who doesn't know how to succeed in happiness.
                            Musia,
                            Have a look (at this photo) and remember
                            the life in Germany. Remember our tears,
                            hard work, sleepless nights when [...]
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers in the photo studio
—
Stühlingen, Baden-Württemberg
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_12
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Halia from Halia
                            During the stay in Germany in the village of Stühlingen Schraubenfabrik.
                            The black raven drank the water, and two shores converged,
                            Ah, my dear friend
                            Why had we fallen apart 
                            Time is flying, and I am in pain
                            I am sitting alone by my side
                            I'm thinking of you, Halia,
                            That you are also far away.
                            To Halia from Halia
                            Halia + Halia are friends
                            31/III-43 
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_13
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister during the stay in Germany
                            15/II-44
                            You sister Sasha
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_14
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Tolia and Dina from Alexandra and Serhey Bratashev [...]
                            1945
                        
Unidentified forced laborers in the garden
—
—
1943–1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_15
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
In memory of our life in Germany from 10/XI-1943 till 10/IX-1945
                            [...] 
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Schönefeld
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_16
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear compatriot Polia from Halia
                            Polia, this faraway country will separate us soon, we'll hold each other hand and will bid farewell forever.
                            Living through the German Schoenefeld camp
                            21/8 - 44
                            to Polia from Halia
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Tanske, Babanskyi Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Vienna, Austria
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_17
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
When it's time to say goodbye
                            When I'm not here anymore,
                            Then take this photo in your hands,
                            And remember who appreciated you.
                            
                            As a token of remembrance to my good friend Halia from Marfusha Naichuk during the stay in Vienna, Austria
                            Kyiv Oblast (Region), Babanskyi Raion (District), the village of Tanske
                            18/XI-44                            
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Vienna, Austria
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_18
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I put these words down here so they will stay with you forever. One day you will look at them and remember that there is your sister on the faraway side of the world.
                            Halia S. 
                            [signature] 
                            13/VII 43
                            As a token of remembrance to my dear and beloved brother Kolia Serhiyovych from his only sister Halia  S. during the stay in Vienna, Austria                        
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_19
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
It's not a gift of style
                            and not of beauty either
                            It's the gift of memories
                            And maybe the gift of love.
                            Halia,
                            Grow and bloom like a rose
                            Live with your chin up, and wherever you are, don't forget me!
                            
                            As a token of remembrance to the faithful friend of my youth Halia from her friend Nadia                    
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_20
Stamp on reverse:
L. Wolzl, Fotogr., Wien, XII. [...]                     
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Vienna, Austria
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_21
Stamp on reverse:
L. Wolzl, Fotogr., Wien, XII. [...]                     
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_22
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Kaufbeuren, Bavaria
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_23
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Natalka
                            Kaufbeuren
                            Germany
                            1945                      
                        
Unidentified forced laborer (on the right) next to unknown men and woman
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_24
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
KOZIEŁ PAWEŁ 
                            TRZYNIEC 309 
                            ŚLĄSK CIESZYŃSKI POLSKA
                            Kozieł Paweł
                            Trzyniec 309                 
                        
Maria Zaitseva's photo album cover
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_30
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[…]
                            Novo-Maiachenska
                            Nadiezhda Yanchukovska […]
                            Marfa Fedchenko                
                        
Forced laborer Maria Zaitseva
—
—
signed in 1953
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_1
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Take a look and remember with whom you spent the years of your youth.
                            Sasha, if you appreciate me then keep it, if not - tear it up.
                            As a token of remembrance from your wife Musia
                            20/VI-53
                            [signature]           
                        
Maria Zaitseva (on the right) and an unidentified forced laborer
—
Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_2
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
August 10, 1945
                            Halberstadt
                            [...]
                            [signature]            
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_3
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Mania from Nina Kaplun
                            Helmstedt
                            11/VII 43
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_4
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Marusia from Dora Shenkaretska during the stay in Germany
                            22:20 IX-44 
                            Dora + Marusia
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_5
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Marusia Zaitseva from Maria Chistiakova at the time of our separation.
                            Helmstedt 15/VIII-44                            
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_6
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Mania Zaitseva from Lida, during the stay in Helmstedt, Germany.
                            25/VIII-44                         
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with children
—
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_7
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
[...]
                            August 1943                          
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_8
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Marusia from Tosia
                            who used to live together in Germany in the city of Helmstedt [...]
                            Thunder with fire and glint with grief and sorrow 
                            25/VIII-44                    
                        
Forced laborer Vira Krass
—
—
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_9
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
In the days of tough life in Germany
                            in the days of rough years,
                            As a small reminder of little - known me
                            to my sincere friend Manichka from Vera Krass
                            12/VII-44                      
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_10
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Oleks during the stay in Germany, in the city of Helmstedt.
                            27/II 1944                       
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_11
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Olia from Nina [...] during the stay in the city of Helmstedt, Germany.
                            1/10 45
                            Nina + Kolia
                            Olia                    
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_12
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
To Mania from Nadia to remember 
                            28/X 43.                  
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_13
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Mania Zaitseva from Nadia Malchenko during our stay in the city of Helmstedt, Germany          
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_14
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance about life in the camp of Helmstedt to Maria Zaitseva from Sonia M.
                            15/VIII 44
                            During our separation     
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1944
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_15
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Manichka from Nadia Melchenko in our tough time during the stay in Germany, in the city of Helmstedt.
                            25/II 1944   
                        
Forced laborer Nadiia Malchenko
—
Helmstedt, Lower Saxony
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_16
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Mania Zaitseva from Nadia Malchenko during our stay in Helmstedt, Germany
                            13/VII 43. 
                        
Maria Zaitseva (on the left) and an unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1946
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_17
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear sister Vera from her sister Marusia. 
                            If you love then keep it, but if not - tear it up.
                            Don't look at it (at the picture) when you've remembered, but first remember and then have a look.
                            8/V-1946 
                            [signatures] 
                        
Maria Zaitseva (on the left), an unidentified forced laborer, and unknown men
—
Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_18
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
At the time of the liberation in 1945,
                            Halberstadt 
                            [signature]
                            August 10, 1945             
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast
—
1943
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_19
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my friend Marusia from her friend Marusia during the stay in Germany.
                            Musia, I'm sorry for a bad photo, there is no other (photo). Here is also Olia from Kakhovka, with whom I share a room.
                            18/X 1943  
                        
Unidentified woman and man
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_20
Unidentified forced laborers next to a young man and a child
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_21
Forced laborer Maria Zaitseva
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_22
Unidentified forced laborer with a child
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_23
Maria Zaitseva (on the right) and an unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_24
Unidentified forced laborer with a child
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_25
Maria Zaitseva (third from the right in the third row) and unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_26
Unidentified forced laborers with children
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_27
Maria Zaitseva (second from the right) and unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_A_28
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Dresden, Saxony
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_31
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long remembrance, I send my dear parents my image [photo]. It is not beauty […] but longing for my native land. I give it to you as a keepsake, so keep it.

                            14/XII 1945
                            
                            Photographed in Germany, in the city of Dresden
                            
                            I give it to daddy and mommy, to my brother, and cous[…]
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
1945
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_32
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of a long and good remembrance to my dear friend Anushka Buriak from Marusia Pasechnik during our life in Germany.
                            28.2.45
                            
                            Anusichka!
                            Maybe we will [never] meet again
                            For fate […] […]
                            Let this be a keepsake for you
                            And my personality will not be forgotten
                            I ask you - do not forget me!!!
                            
                            With regards to Anushka from Marusia
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
—
—
from the collection of Andrii Dostliev
archival index AD_1_33
The inscription on the back of the photo is painted over.
Forced laborer Mokryna Butenko
Horoshky, Lazirkyvski (Lubensky) Raion, Poltava Oblast
Leibnitz, Styria, Austria
1943
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_1
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Fedonia during the stay in Leibnitz, Austria 
                            I'm giving you (this picture) and asking not to tear it up, when you take it into your hands – think of me.
                            Mokryna Butenko and Fedonia
                            7/VIII - 43            
                        
Forced laborer Motia Leha
—
—
1943
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_2
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance with fond memories to my neighbor Khvydonia from Motia Leha
                            gifted on June 7, 1943            
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Austria
—
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_3
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Fenia from Marusia
                            Aasman Factory, Austria           
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1943
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_4
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
29 May 1943
                            As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Khvydonia from Motia while staying in Great German Reich
                            gifted on June 7, 1943         
                        
Forced laborer Lev Valovyi
—
Knittelfeld, Styria, Austria
—
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_5
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my friend Fedonia from her friend Lev Valovyi during the stay in Knittelfeld, Austria
                            the photo of Lev       
                        
Unidentified forced laborer with an "OST" patch
—
—
1943
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_6
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
I gift you my photo as a token of remembrance. Take it if you want and if you don't [...] To a dear friend Fedonia from Halia [...] stay in foreign land [...] 43
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
—
Austria
—
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_7
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my dear friend Fenia Nakonechna from Oksana Soroka
                            A gift (to you) while staying in a foreign land, please keep it and love
                            Austria, a foreign land, Oksana, Fenia, devoted friends
                        
Unidentified forced laborers
Raiozero, Lazirkyvski (Lubensky) Raion, Poltava Oblast
Austria
—
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_8
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Marusia […] from her friend Halia Muzhil during the stay in Austria. 
                            When being somewhere far away alone by your side 
                            When being alone […]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
1944
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_9
The inscription on the back of the photo is illegible
Unidentified forced laborer
—
—
—
from the collection of Tetiana Pastushenko
archival index TP_1_10
Unidentified forced laborers
Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region
Munich, Bavaria
1944
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_1
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my best friend Grigori Boyko
                            [from] Nikolai Krasnonos
                            
                            During our stay in Germany in the town of Munich
                            12 VIII - 1944.
                            my address
                            [D]nepropetrovsk region,
                            Marganets, Shevchenko settlement, house № 93, Krasnonos
                        

The author of the inscription is Mykola Krasnonos. He was born in 1921 in the city of Marganets in the Dnipropetrovsk region. From March 1944, he was a forced laborer in Munich, in the state of Bavaria. His further fate is unknown.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
1944
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_2
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a keepsake from Boris and Leonid
                            Prokopenko
                            to Grishka
                            
                            If you love, keep it; if not - tear it up.
                            As a token of long and lasting memory [text is illegible] to un[forgettable] friend
                            [signature]
                            23.9.[19]44
                            
                            And especially remember your colleague Trofim.
                            Now, goodbye.
                            Your friend [signature]
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
—
Munich, Bavaria
1945
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_3
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to Grisha from Motia
                            May 27, 1945
                            Munich
                            
                            Krichman Aleksei Yosipovich 
                        
Unidentified former forced laborer
—
Iași, Romania
1945
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_4
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my parents Mamasha and papasha
                            photographed during the movement from Germany to our homeland, Romania, city of Iași
                            25/X-45
                            [signature]
                        
Unidentified former forced laborers
—
Iași, Romania
1945
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_5
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
As a token of remembrance to my mother from her son Grygory
                            Photographed on 23.9.45
                            Photographed during the formation in the Army
                            Romania, city of Iași
                        
Unidentified forced laborer
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—
—
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_6
The inscription on the back of the photo is illegible.
Unidentified forced laborers
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—
—
from the collection of Denys Shatalov
archival index DSH_1_7
The inscription on the back of the photo reads:
Year by year passes, and so will you[th] fade away, keep this photo as a remembrance, and then you will remember me.
                            As a token of long and unforgettable remembrance, to my dear sister Verochka, from s[ister] Marusia.
                            Village Kozatske, Akudym. 7/X
                            To Verochka A.K.
                        

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* The project name reflects the original inscription "During the stay in Germany", which was most often used on the backs of the photos by forced laborers in Nazi Germany.

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