Photograph from the Trudi Gidan Collection, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives.
Herman Winges, a member of the Westerbork fire brigade, subgroup I of the Ordedienst, the Jewish police in Westerbork.
The members of the fire brigade, usually alte Lagerinsassen [inmates who had lived in the camp for a long period], wore helmets and OD buttons. (April 23, 1943 - April 1945)
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