Norman Fellman collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn46858
• English
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Collection of testimonies (written statements, in newsletters, and correspondence) from multiple American soldiers who were captured as Prisoners of War by the Germans during WWII and first sent to Stalag IXB in Bad Orb, Germany and then selected as part of a group of 350 American POWs who were sent to do forced labor at Berga, a sub-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Includes a document by Diane Kessler outlining her research process to identify soldiers sent to Berga who were members of the US Army’s 70th Infantry Division.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn46859
• English
• overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

German prisoner identification tag worn by Norman Fellman, a US soldier imprisoned at Stalag IX-B prisoner of war camp and Berga slave labor camp from January to April 1945. Norman was a scout in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. On January 6, 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army. Norman, 21, was sent to Stalag IX-B and separated from the other soldiers because he was Jewish. In February, he was transferred to Berga, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp. Norman was forced to remove blast debris from underground tunnels and pack explosive charges. In early ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn46860
• English
• a: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Pair of army issue dog tags worn by Norman Fellman, a soldier in the United States Army in France and Germany from December 1944 to April 1945. Norman was a scout in Company B, 275th regiment, 70th Infantry Division. On January 6, 1945, the company surrendered to the German Army. Norman, 21, was sent to Stalag IX-B prisoner of war camp and separated from the other soldiers because he was Jewish. In February, he was transferred to Berga slave labor camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp. Norman was forced to remove blast debris from underground tunnels and pack explosive charges. I...