The uncropped version gives a different scenario, and the comments below are offered after brief examination. People seeking specialized info like this should not hesitate to call on IHR for help. They have the double treasures of a large library of reference materials, and Mark Weber's impressive store of personal knowledge and files regarding the Holocaust and WWII history in general, particularly from the German point of view. This is an evolving set of photos and comments, revised as better copies were obtained.
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All graphics are JPEG format, 300dpi, varying degrees of accuracy, including a ridiculous 8.6 MB version. Side Inserted Arguably best screen view of picture, slight sepia tone. Perhaps it is a small cart or wheelbarrow. At least one person appears to be standing in a hole, perhaps removing a stone. The group to the right is two or three men, some shovels and an object I cannot identify.