Frieden, Wenn sich die zwei letzten Menschen gegenseitig erschlagen haben

Identifier
irn504145
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0190
  • RG-02.124
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504145

Extent and Medium

folders

5

Creator(s)

  • Wolfgang Furrer

Biographical History

In February 1942, Wolfgang Furrer (Zürich, Switzerland, 1918 - 1972) became a political prisoner of Dachau. Furrer was arrested for resisting SS attempts to recruit Swiss nationals. He was transferred to Sachsenhausen in January 1945.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated by Joy Buchanan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.

Scope and Content

Wolfgang Furrer's memoir describes his experiences as a political prisoner in Dachau and Sachsenhausen. Additionally, the text includes a photocopy of an UNRRA document verifying Furrer's status as a former inmate of concentration camps and a 1953 affidavit by Gottlob Wandel relating the reason for Furrer's arrest.

People

  • Furrer, Wolfgang.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors.
  • Political prisoners.

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.