"My Encounter with Eichmann"

Identifier
irn37462
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.403
Dates
1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

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folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stephen Shields

Mr. Stephen Shields donated this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 4, 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of a memoir,16 pages, entitled "My Encounter with Eichmann" by Stephen Shields, a member of the 71st Infantry Division of the United States Army. In the memoir, Mr. Shields describes his memory of a conversation he had with a German prisoner of war, whom he believes to have been Adolf Eichmann, and his memories of the liberation of the Gunskirchen concentration camp. The memoir also contains information about Eichmann's role in Budapest and the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Stephen Shields

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