The photo you see now is not just a photo of musicians.
The photo you see now is not just a photo of musicians. It was one of the indictment documents at the Nuremberg trials. The history of this photo is terrible. On it, the orchestra of prisoners of the Janowska concentration camp (Lviv) performs the “Tango of Death” during the execution of prisoners. German units captured Lviv just a few days after the start of the Great Patriotic War. Quite quickly, several concentration camps appeared in the city. Four death camps were organized in the suburbs, and a “labor camp” for Jews was organized on Yanovskaya Street in Lviv (now Shevchenko Street). After the first murders, the camp commandant decided that the executions were somehow boring. To “entertain” the prisoners doomed to death, the Germans organized a real orchestra. 40 musicians were selected from among the prisoners and ordered to play during the executions. The orchestra didn't have much of a choice - either you play or you become the next victim. During the hanging of prisoners, ...