Derek Gordon Cole collection

Identifier
WL1033
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70170
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Jan 1947
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Waffen-SS.‏ ‎Grenadier-Division, 14

Acquisition

Documents

Donated March 1992

Donor: Derek Gordon Cole

Scope and Content

The papers in this collection document the activities of Lieutenant Cole as a guard in a POW camp in Rimini, Italy, in 1946 where elements of the 14th Waffen-SS Galizien Division were held captive; and later in Palestine where he was involved in operations to prevent illegal Jewish immigration and anti-terrorist operations.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • The photographs at -/4-7 are now part of the Wiener Library Photograph Collection.

People

  • Cole, Derek Gordon

Subjects

  • Documents
  • Waffen SS
  • Prisoner of war camps

Places

  • Galicia (region)
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