Articles and U.S. military records relating to displaced persons in postwar Europe
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Creator(s)
- Albert A. Hutler
Biographical History
Albert A. Hutler was a lieutenant in the 7th U.S. Army during World War II. He was involved with the movement of various groups of displaced persons during and after the war. He also directed the displaced persons office in Mannheim,
Archival History
Albert A. Hutler
Acquisition
The original articles and miliatry records were collected by Albert Hutler during his service with the 7th U.S. Army in Mannheim, Germany. Copies of the originals were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by Hutler in Jan. 1992.
Scope and Content
Includes copies of military documents and other materials from various U.S. Army authorities (e.g., 7th U.S. Army, Headquarters USFET, SHAEF) in postwar Europe concerning the management, care, living conditions, and repatriation of displaced persons. Also included are two copies of the report written by Earl G. Harrison to President Truman in 1945 concerning conditions for displaced persons in Europe, together with a condensed version of the same report that appeared in the "National Jewish monthly," November 1945 issue.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic
People
- Harrison, Earl Grant, 1899-
- Albert A. Hutler
- Hutler, Albert A.
Corporate Bodies
- United States. Army. Army, 7th
- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Refugees.
- Mannheim (Germany : Refugee camp)
- Refugees.
- Repatriation.
- Children.
- Statistics.
- Refugee camps.
Genre
- Document