Richard J. Lembach letter from Dachau

Identifier
irn66126
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.332.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edwin Poulin

Gift of Edwin Poulin, 2013.

Scope and Content

Letter and envelope sent by PFC Richard J. Lembach who served in the Medical Corp, 1st Battalion, 47th Infantry, United States Army, and who was posted at Dachau after the liberation of that camp in 1945. In the letter, dated August 9, 1945, and addressed to Anne Lembach in Milwaukee, Lembach described what he saw in Dachau and what he heard had happened to the prisoners there.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Edwin Poulin

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