A memoir relating to pre-war experiences in Germany and the United States

Identifier

irn501076

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.1127

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501076

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Fred Rennert

Scope and Content

Testimony, 5 pages, handwritten, by Rennert (1994), originally from Mannheim, Germany. Describes persecution in Germany, immigration to the United States, joining the Army and fighting in the Italian campaign and in southern France, where he was captured by Germans and survived remainder of war as POW and forced laborer.

Genre

Personal Narratives.
Document

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