Irving Gersten testimony of the liberation of France

Identifier
irn503702
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0073
  • RG-09.015.01
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503702

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Irving Gersten

Biographical History

Irving Gersten was a 1st lieutenant with the 5th U.S. Armored Division and served in France and Germany during World War II. Gersten presently resides in Stockton, Calif.

Archival History

Irving Gersten

Acquisition

The testimony was written by Irving Gersten in 1989 and donated to the United States Holocaust Research Institute Archives via Linda Kuzmack of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Department in July 1991.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of a liberation testimony written by Irving Gersten. The testimony describes Gersten's experiences as a Jewish-American soldier who participated in the liberation of France while serving with the 5th United States Armored Division.

People

  • Gersten, Irving.

Corporate Bodies

  • United States. Army. Armored Division, 5th

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Jews--United States.
  • France.
  • Jewish soldiers.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Germany.

Genre

  • Testimonies.
  • Document
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