"My Experiences as a Prisoner of War, December 1944 to June 1945"

Identifier
irn62045
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.288.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

C. Robert Hartt was born in Bloomsburg, PA on April 21, 1916. He was married with two children. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and spent the rest of the war at Stalag IV-B and in forced labor near Zittau. He was separated from a march and ended up in Czechoslovakia and made his way to Pilsen where he was united with the American military. He returned to the United States in the summer of 1945. Mr. Hartt passed away in 2002.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Debbie Drennan

Debbie Drennan donated her great uncle's manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Scope and Content

Consists of one copy of a typed manuscript, 33 pages, entitled "My Experiences as a Prisoner of War December 1944 to June 1945" by C. Robert Hartt, written in 1945. In the memoir, Mr. Hartt describes being wounded and captured at the Battle of the Bulge and being sent on a long march, arriving at Stalag IV-B on January 7, 1945. He describes life in the camp, being taken on a work detail in Zittau, and the importance of Red Cross packages. In May 1945, the soldiers were sent on a march to American lines, but were fired upon and separated; Hartt found a Czech town where he was cared for and was reunited with the American army in Pilsen.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Debbie Drennan

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