"Memories of World War II and the Holocaust"
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ralph Tews
Ralph Tews donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 2009.
Scope and Content
Consists of one memoir, "Memories of World War II and the Holocaust" by Ralph W. Tews, a member of the 113th Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance, a unit of the Iowa National Guard. He describes his training, his experiences on D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Buchenwald. Also includes a collection of short anecdotes and stories he remembers about his wartime experiences.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Ralph Tews
Subjects
- Concentration camps--Germany-Buchenwald.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
Genre
- Document
- Personal Narratives.