"Dora"-Nordhausen war crimes trial Pamphlet

Identifier
irn521976
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.323.12
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Prosecution Staff: Dora-Nordhausen War Crimes Trial

Archival History

The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gretchen Davenport, the great-niece of Dixie Foster.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gretchen Davenport

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Softcover book titled, Illustrated history of the Dora-Nordhausen War Crimes Trial, given to Dixie Foster with a personal inscription by the author. It was acquired by Dixie when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. William J. Aalmans, the author, was a War Department civilian and a member of the Netherlands Army, who was attached to a War Crimes Investigation Team of the First American Army. He edited and complied the book and also witnessed and photographed some of the scenes presented in the book.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

64 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. map : 30 cm.

front flyleaf, cursive, black marker : To Dixie! / Its a remembrance of our longtime friendship in "War Crimes", in that unforgettable Dachau. / William. / Christmas 1947. (William is underscored)

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