Zaro Calabrese testimony of the liberation of Ohrdruf

Identifier
irn503719
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0112
  • RG-09.019.01
Dates
1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1992
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503719

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Zaro Calabrese

Biographical History

Zaro Calabrese, a former member of the 3rd US Cavalry Group which was attached to the 4th Armored Division, participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf. He lives in New Milford, N.J.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Original letter dated 23 Oct. 1992 and attached diagram of a barrack at Ohrdruf were created by the donor. He sent them to Elizabeth Koening, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library Director, and included copies of two pages from the book "Inside the Vicious Heart," which he had annotated concerning his own recollections of the scenes depicted. Ms. Koenig forwarded these materials to the United States in Oct 1992 and Mr. Calabrese signed a Deed of Gift for them the following month.

Scope and Content

Contains information about the liberation experiences of Zaro Calabrese at Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945.

People

  • Calabrese, Zaro.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army. Army, 3rd
  • United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
  • United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 3rd
  • United States. Army
  • Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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