Sandberger
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The young man on the pictures was an anti-communist resistance fighter. His homeland was occupied in 1944 by Soviet Union. He was living with his parents in wealthy farm and communists started to harass them as "capitalists". In March 1949 there was a large operation of deportation and many people from his homeland were sent to Siberia, mostly farm owners and their family members. His family escaped to the woods before deportation and they lived as outlaws. Young man was then 18 years old. He joined a group of armed resistance fighters. One day, on 23. July 1949 six of them wanted to visit their friends farm, but there was an ambush. Farm was surrounded by KGB soldiers and three guys were shot dead, included young guy on pictures. Three of the group hided themselves in and under buildings of farm and escaped next day. Photo of this young dead fighter was made by a photographer of KGB. Weapon on this photo is Russian PPS, also he had a Browning 7,65 mm pistol.
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