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  1. Operation Annie - December 12, 1944

    1. Operation Annie broadcasts

    In the past 24 hours a number of villages fell into American hands. In the Düren region: Echtz and Geich, about 5 km Northeast of Düren. In the Rhine-Pfalz: (Limenhausen?,Jeweiler, Herbach, Düringenhof?, Höllenhof?, Wegenei?, Laubach, Eschbach, Winterfels) In the Hagenau region: Soufflenheim, Oberhoffen, Schirrhein, Schirhoffen, Offendorf (South of Bischweiler) 1:25: names of the villages that are under threat: In the Düren region: Pier, Herna, Merode, (Schliess?), (Seil? That is in large part already taken by the Americans), Düren. In the Saar region: The cities Merzig, Willingen, Saarbrüc...

  2. Operation Annie - December 17, 1944

    1. Operation Annie broadcasts

    0:00: music 1:52: news: according to the latest reports, there have been allied counterattacks on the front between the Eiffel and the Luxembourgian border, Waldfront: the American tanks are now standing on a 25km front on German soil, the counterattacks by German tanks weren’t able to stop the invasion. The German troops have now retreated from the Rhine’s west bank. The first Defense hubs of the “Westwall” are now under fire. At the Rhine itself the first row of bunkers have now been flooded, leaving the German forces with no other option but to retreat to back rows. There are ongoing str...

  3. Armed resistance of the Jews in Poland [Book]

    1. Mort Horvitz collection

  4. Funeral for SA men at which Goebbels speaks.

    The cortege and funeral of three SA men: Walter Apel, Robert Gleuel, and Franz Klein, who were purportedly shot and killed by members of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) in June 1933. People are shown laying flowers at the location of the murder in Berlin-Köpenick. The funeral cortege leaves the hospital and passes crowds of mourners, who line the street and give a Hitler salute to the passing hearses. The heavy-handed narration is accompanied by mournful music. The coffins are taken to their local SA headquarters for some sort of ceremony, attended by Joseph Goebbels. Low ...

  5. Salm family papers

    The Salm family papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, emigration and immigration records, and restitution papers documenting the Salm family of Cologne, Germany and their immigration to the United States. The papers primarily consist of biographical materials and emigration and immigration records of Kurt and Meta Salm’s immigration to the United States in 1937, and Kurt’s parents David and Anna Salm’s immigration to the United States in 1940. Biographical materials include birth, marriage and death certificates; identification papers; military papers of David Salm, includi...

  6. Ernest Hartog family papers

    1. Hartog family collection

    The Ernest Hartog family papers include biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Hartog family, Emil Hartog’s imprisonment in the concentration camp at Gurs and his family’s efforts to arrange for his release through Father Alexandre Glasberg and other channels, and Paula Hartog’s brothers, Albert and Hugo Josephs. Biographical materials include authentic and forged identification papers; birth, marriage, vaccination, and prefectural certificates; and student, medical, and military records. Correspondence consists primarily of letters and postcards from Emil H...

  7. War crimes investigation and trial records from the Archives of the Service for National Security of the Republic of Uzbekistan

    This collection contains 64 cases, 85 volumes of documents from the criminal investigation files and trial records mostly of the residents of German colonies in the former Soviet Union. They were accused of wartime crimes. Most of them served in the Schutzstaffel (SS) unit as soldiers, between 1944 and 1945, were captured by the American Army and sent to POW camps, and in 1946, were repatriated to the Soviet Union, where they were convicted of treason for participation in the enemy's military formations against the Soviet Union. Files also contain testimonies of the convicted members of the...

  8. Schames family Papers

    1. Anne Clark Schames collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Schames family (later James family) of Stuttgart, Germany including the pre-war lives of Max and Käthe Schames and their children Annemarie and Heiner in Stuttgart, their flight from Germany to Amsterdam, and their immigration to the United States via Cuba. Included is biographical material, immigration documents, correspondence, and photographs. Biographical material includes family books, identification papers, a German passport, marriage papers, memorial books, and documents relating to Max Schames’s military career during Wor...

  9. Róża Zyto papers

    The papers consist of photographs, identification cards, a diploma, and a report card relating to the Plac family in Poland before and after the Holocaust and in the Soviet Union during the Holocaust.

  10. Rabbi Eli A. Bohnen photograph collection

    The collection contains photographs and a photograph album documenting the experiences of United States Army Chaplain Rabbi Eli Bohnen in Austria and Germany from 1943-1946. The photograph album was presented to Bohnen, who worked with Jewish Holocaust survivors in the Bad Gastein displaced persons camp, Austria, by the residents upon the closing of the DP camp in 1946. The album depicts the residents, school, organizations, drama society, workshops, protests, and Rabbi Bohnen. The photographs contain wartime and post-war images of Bohnen, along with fellow soldiers and friends primarily in...

  11. US Army Combat Medical award pin owned by a US soldier

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    Medal that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. This pin was awarded to medical personnel who served under fire in a battle situation with a unit engaged in active combat. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

  12. US Army Presidential unit citation pin that belonged to a US soldier

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    Presidential unit citation pin that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. This pin is awarded to members of an Army unit for extreme heroism and gallantry in a dangerous or hazardous situation. The 4th Armored Division received this citation for their participation in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-1945. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

  13. Sterling silver US Airman's wing crew pin owned by a US medic

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    U.S. airman's sterling silver wing pin that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II. This pin was given to servicemen who had completed flight training. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Medical Battalion (Armored), attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

  14. US 46th Armored Medical Battalion pin that belonged to a US soldier

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    46th Armored Medical Battalion pin that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served in the United States Army during World War II. It depicts the crest of the 46th Armored Medical Battalion. Rosenberg was a medic with the 46th Armored Medical Battalion, attached to the 4th Armored Division, which, in 1945, liberated Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

  15. Sterling US 46th Medical Battalion pin that belonged to a US medic

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    46th Medical Battalion (Armored) Distinctive Unit sterling device that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II. It depicts the crest in the red and white unit colors, with a cross symbolizing its healing nature, a pine tree for its origins at Pine Camp, NY, and the motto: That You May Serve Again. The 46th Medical Battalion (Armored) was attached to the 4th Armored Division throughout the campaigns in Normandy, France, Rhineland, and Ardennes-Alsace, including the April 4, 1945, liberation of Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concen...

  16. Sterling US 46th Medical Battalion pin that belonged to a US medic

    1. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    46th Medical Battalion (Armored) Distinctive Unit sterling device that belonged to Irving H. Rosenberg who served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II. It depicts the crest in the red and white unit colors, with a cross symbolizing its healing nature, a pine tree for its origins at Pine Camp, NY, and the motto: That You May Serve Again. The 46th Medical Battalion (Armored) was attached to the 4th Armored Division throughout the campaigns in Normandy, France, Rhineland, and Ardennes-Alsace, including the April 4, 1945, liberation of Ohrdruf, a subcamp of Buchenwald concen...

  17. Kurt I. Lewin Israeli War of Independence collection

    Consists of documents related to the post-war life of Kurt I. Lewin, originally of Lwow, Poland, in Israel after World War II. Mr. Lewin became a member of the Haganah, and a Major in the Israeli Defense Forces during the War of Independence. Includes recommendations, identification papers, commissioning documents, and veteran commemoration materials.

  18. Frank and Edith More papers

    1. Frank and Edith More families collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Frank More (born Ferenc Moskoczi), his wife Edith Klein More, and their families. Included is a Hungarian military identification booklet issued to Frank’s father Ervin Moskoczi in 1941 and a prayer book found by Edith in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Also included are several photographs depicting family members including Edith’s siblings Laszlo Klein and Zsuzi Klein, Miklos and Manci Klein, Bela and Mariska Klein, and Frank’s grandfather Armin Lefkovics.

  19. German Army eagle breast patch acquired by a US soldier

    1. William G. Allan collection

    German army pattern breast eagle acquired by William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. The patch, in the shape of the Nazi national emblem, an eagle grasping a swastika, would be sewn to the uniform above the left breast. The US 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, his unit liberated several Dachau subcamps, i...

  20. US glider pilot sterling silver pin acquired by a US soldier

    1. William G. Allan collection

    US Army glider pilot wingshaped pin with the letter G acquired by William G. Allan, 2nd Lieutenant, 99th Infantry Division, United States Army. Gliders were towed near battle areas then released to navigate their landing. The 99th Infantry was deployed overseas in September 1944, and fought its way across Europe. After the Battle of the Bulge, it was one of the first divisions to cross into Germany in March 1945. The 99th Division is an officially recognized concentration camp liberating unit. In early May, it liberated several Dachau subcamps, including a concentration camp linked to the M...