Hans Wijsman photographs
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Hans H. Wijsman
Biographical History
Hans Wijsman (1919-2002) was born Johan Hendrik Wijsman on October 3, 1919 in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. He served with the Dutch Calvary before World War II. After his unit was disbanded, He fled the Netherlands in 1943 with the intention of going to England. He was arrested on September 13, 1943 crossing the Pyrenees from France to Spain and detained in a prison. He was deported to Buchenwald on October 30, 1943. Hans was a forced-laborer at a quarry, and developed gangrene on his leg. He was liberated by the United States Army on April 11, 1945. Hans was reunited with his father after the war, and had a career in business. He was married to Elisabeth Frederika Leendertz and had two stepsons, Willem and Derk.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, gift of Willem Dicke
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Willem Dicke, stepson of Hans Wijsman.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of three prewar photographs depicting Hans Wijsman of Bloemendaal, the Netherlands in his military uniform. He is pictured with his father and other unidentified individuals. Hans was a Dutch prisoner in Buchenwald from 1943-1945.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single file.