Letter relating to an American soldier's experiences at Buchenwald and Dachau

Identifier
irn500199
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0068
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500199

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Robert Wechsler

Scope and Content

Letter, one leaf (two pages), dated 5 June 1945, with envelope, addressed to Major A.F. (Abe) Wechsler in New York, from "Jack" (return address is illegible due to water damage on envelope), a U.S. soldier stationed in Europe, who describes Paris at V-E Day, and two trips he made to Germany in the month afterwards, including one to visit Buchenwald and one to visit Dachau.

Genre

  • Document
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