Letter relating to liberation experiences at Dachau and Landsberg

Identifier
irn500403
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0382
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500403

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Edward Newell

Biographical History

In 1933, Edward Newell was situated in the office of Herr Gennert, VP of the Gestapo Headquarters in Alexanderplatz, Berlin with the purpose of surveying European Police Systems. During World War II, Newell was assigned to the 163rd Signal Photographic Company of the Fifth Army in North Africa, and 7th Army in Italy, France, and Germany where he photographed combat and reported on American troop movements.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Edward Newell donated the letter relating to liberation experiences at Dachau and Landsberg to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.

Scope and Content

"Dachau and Landsberg" is a 3 page letter (memoir) which relates to the Holocaust experiences of Edward Newell as a liberator in Europe.

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series.

People

  • Newell, Edward.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Soldiers--United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • Germany.
  • Concentration camp inmates.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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