Title

Photograph of Maximilian Kolbe

Caption

Photograph of Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941) Polish Conventional Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II. Dated 1939

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A16_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,5in x 18,6in / 3761 x 5576 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photograph Maximilian Kolbe Polish Conventional Franciscan friar Martyr Nazi Germany Nazi German death camp Auschwitz Poland World War Two World War II Second World War WWII 20th Century 1930s Thirties