German youths die for espionage.
German youths die for espionage. Josef Schoner, 17, of Euskirchen, Germany, slumps at the stake after his execution June 1, 1945, by a Ninth U.S. Army firing squad for espionage against the American forces. He and Heinz Petry, a 16-year-old German, were convicted and shot on the same day near Braunschweig, Germany.
Organisatie
NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies