PFC George F. Seigman photographs

Identifier
irn517293
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.344
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517293

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Rita Siegman donated her uncle's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 14, 2005.

Scope and Content

Consists of five photographs taken by PFC George F. Seigman after the liberation of Gardelegen. Includes photographs taken of the corpses of victims and from within the trenches which were dug to bury the victims. PFC Seigman was a member of the 89th Chemical Mortar Battallion, which went through Gardelegen on May 8, 1945, while traveling to attach to the 102th division of the Ninth Army.

Subjects

  • Gardelegen massacre, 1945.

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.