1981 International Liberators Conference collection Muenster

Identifier
irn502652
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-09.005.29
Dates
1 Jan 1981 - 31 Dec 1981
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502652

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Scope and Content

Consists of a testimony written by Bill Silverburg in May 1981. The testimony includes Silverburg's recollection of a "museum" near Münster in Westfalen, Germany, which he visited while serving with the 9th United States Army in May 1945. Silverburg states that the "museum" consisted of exhibits made from the human remains of Jews.

People

  • Silverburg, Bill.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army. Army, 9th

Subjects

  • Münster in Westfalen (Germany)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Personal narratives.
  • Concentration camp tattoos.

Genre

  • Document
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