Emerson B. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 3271
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Emerson B., who served with the United States Army 411th Infantry Regiment, then the 3rd Infantry Division in World War II. He recounts landing in North Africa; being wounded in Italy; hospitalization; going through France to Germany; visiting Dachau for about four hours the day after its liberation; and observing from a distance a train filled with emaciated corpses and prisoners.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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