Leon S. Holocaust testimony
Streszczenie
Videotape testimony of Leon S., who enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. He recalls assignment to the 42nd division of the 7th Army; combat during the Battle of the Bulge; learning in April 1945 about the liberation of Dachau; a brief visit with a small group of soldiers; piles of emaciated bodies; visiting sick prisoners in former SS barracks; observing quiet, rather than jubilation, since the former prisoners were so weak and sick; his colleagues sharing his sense of horror; later volunteering for a counter-intelligence unit which apprehended war criminals; and working with Jewish camp survivors after his return to the United States.
Rozmiary i nośnik
2 videocassettes
Warunki decydujące o udostępnieniu
This testimony is open with permission.
Warunki decydujące o reprodukowaniu
Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
Reguły i zwyczaje
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Informacje dotyczące procedury
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Osoby
- S., Leon.
Ciała zbiorowe
- United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 42nd.
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Tematy
- Video tapes.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Men.
- Postwar experiences.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat