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Thiessen, Heinrich H., 1883- 1918
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Murder of five members of the Tiessen families in 1918

This is a photo of five members of one family lined up in their coffins. They are Anna Tiessen of Soljonaja estate, Aron Tiessen of the Marienhof estate; and Heinrich H. Tiessen, Peter G. Tiessen and Gerhard H. Tiessen of the Gawrilowka estate. These people were all found murdered in the Schoenfeld Volost near Rosenhof. [HR 261]

Thiessen family, victims of bandits

This is a photo of five victims of bandits in open coffins. They are (left to right): Annie Thiessen, eighteen years old, threw herself in front of her father, Abram Thiessen, and thus saved his life; her uncle, Aron Thiessen; Heinrich Thiessen left a wife and three children; Peter Thiessen engaged to be married and Gerhard Thiessen, engaged to be married. They were murdered in their home, near the station of Sojiewsky Sawood, Ekaterinoslov Gouvern, Russia. Same as MHC 061-35.0.

Thiessen family, victims of bandits

This is a photo of one woman and four men in open coffins placed outside on the ground. They were murdered in their home, near the station of Sojiewsky Sawood Ekaterinoslov Gouvern in January, 1918. (Left to right): Annie Thiessen, eighteen years old, threw herself in front of her father, Abram Thiessen, and thus saved his life; her uncle, Aron Thiessen; Heinrich Thiessen left a wife and three children; Peter Thiessen, engaged to be married and Gerhard Thiessen, engaged to be married.

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