1981 International Liberators Conference collection
- Ohrdruf
Zakres i treść
Contains testimonies, letters, and other materials relating to the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp and North Stalag III near Ohrdruf. Included is information about activities of the 4th U.S. Armored Division and other Allied military units involved in the liberation, gas chambers and crematoria found in the camp, and last-minute killings of prisoners by German guards before liberation. Also included are copies of photographs of Ohrdruf death scenes and clean-up efforts of liberators.
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No restrictions on access
Warunki decydujące o reprodukowaniu
Restrictions on use. Published materials protected under copyright.
Uwaga(-i)
Record type: Document
Osoby
- Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.
Ciała zbiorowe
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th.
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
- United States. Army. Tank Destroyer Battalion, 602nd.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 6th.
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 65th.
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 89th.
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel.
Tematy
- Starvation.
- Executions and executioners.
- Crematoriums.
- Gas chambers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Miejsca
- Gotha (Germany)