"Account of Flight with American Newspaper Editors and Publishers Investigating War Damages and Atrocities in Germany"

Identifier
irn70003
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.357.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dennis and Lois LaPadula

Dennis and Lois LaPadula donated their late friend's testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Scope and Content

Consists of one photocopy of a typed testimony, 15 pages, entitled "Account of Flight with American Newspaper Editors and Publishers Investigating War Damages and Atrocities in Germany," written by John Whitehead on May 2, 1945. In the testimony, Mr. Whitehead describes flying over the rubble of buildings in Germany, hearing from newspaper editors about their experiences in Europe thusfar, and participating in the tour of the Dachau concentration camp.

People

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.