Norman Fellman collection

Identifier: irn43279
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43279

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Norman and Ruth Fellman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a prisoner identification tag, dog tags, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Norman Fellman, soldier, Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division, United States Army, as well as documents from other US soldiers, who, like Norman, were held as German prisoners of war in Stalag IX-B and Berga slave labor camp from January to April 1945.

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Norman Fellman papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46858
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 8 months ago
Collection of testimonies (written statements, in newsletters, and correspondence) from multiple American soldiers who were captured as Prisoners of War by the Germans during WWII and first sent to Stalag IXB in Bad Orb, Germany and then selected as part of a group of 350 American POWs who were sent to do forced labor at Berga, a sub-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Includes a document by Diane Kessler outlining her research process to identify soldiers sent to Berga who were members of the US Army’s 70th Infantry Division.
German prisoner ID tag issued to a Jewish US soldier and POW
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46859
- English
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
German prisoner identification tag worn by Norman Fellman, a US soldier imprisoned at Stalag IX-B prisoner of war camp and Berga slave labor camp from January to April 1945. Norman was a scout in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. On January 6, 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army. Norman, 21, was sent to Stalag IX-B and separated from the other soldiers because he was Jewish. In February, he was transferred to Berga, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp. Norman was forced to remove blast debris from underground tunnels and pack explosive charges. In early ...
Set of US Army issue dog tags worn by a Jewish soldier and POW
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn46860
- English
- a: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Pair of army issue dog tags worn by Norman Fellman, a soldier in the United States Army in France and Germany from December 1944 to April 1945. Norman was a scout in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. On January 6, 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army. Norman, 21, was sent to Stalag IX-B prisoner of war camp and separated from the other soldiers because he was Jewish. In February, he was transferred to Berga slave labor camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp. Norman was forced to remove blast debris from underground tunnels and pack explosive charges. I...

Norman Fellman collection

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Norman Fellman papers

German prisoner ID tag issued to a Jewish US soldier and POW

Set of US Army issue dog tags worn by a Jewish soldier and POW