AI Technology Identifies Nazi Executioner in Infamous Holocaust Photograph After 80 Years

Oct 04, 2025 12:56 am CST

German historian Jurgen Matthaus has used artificial intelligence to identify SS soldier Jakobus Onnen as the Nazi executioner in one of the Holocaust's most haunting photographs. The image, known as "The Last Jew in Vinnitsa," shows a German soldier aiming a pistol at a kneeling victim near a mass grave. While the perpetrator's identity has been confirmed through AI analysis and supporting historical evidence, researchers are now working to identify the anonymous victim.