The photograph was taken shortly after Kumm received the "Knights' Cross" as a regiment commander in Waffen-SS Division 2 "Das Reich". In 1942 he became the commander of "Prinz Eugen", the Waffen-SS division, which fought against the partisans in Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia, Various photographs from the time of the German occupation.
This massacre was one of the anti-partisan activities carried out by the Wehrmacht in late October.
See: Manoschek, W., Serbien ist judenfrei, pp.160-164.
Archival Signature : 2572/26
Credit : Yad Vashem
Related Collection : Yugoslavia, Various Photographs From the Time of the German Occupation.