Hans Engel letters

Identifier
irn504264
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0116
  • RG-04.052
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504264

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Hans Engel

Biographical History

During World War II, Hans Engel was a member of the British Army, and he entered Sandbostel on its day of liberation. He lived in London after the war.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Jan. 1994, Hans Engel sent the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives copies of his letters.

Scope and Content

Hans Engel's letters (dated 17 May 1945; 27 May 1945; and 11 Jun. 1945) describe his impressions of the concentration camp of Sandbostel and of its survivors' medical conditions.

People

  • Engel, Hans.

Corporate Bodies

  • Sandbostel (Concentration camp)
  • Great Britain. Army

Subjects

  • Concentration camp inmates--Medical care.
  • Typhus fever.
  • Soldiers' writings, English.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
  • Tuberculosis.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • Holocaust survivors.

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.