Liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp, Apr. 1945 A personal memoir by Irving Lisman

Identifier
irn503810
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0227
  • RG-09.023
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503810

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Irving Lisman

Biographical History

Irving Lisman was born on 20 Oct. 1912. He was an ambulance driver in the 122nd Medical Battalion of the 42nd U.S. Infantry Division ("The Rainbow").

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Irving Lisman donated the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.

Scope and Content

Contains information about Irving Lisman's (b. 1912) experiences as a ambulance driver in the 122nd Medical Battalion of the 42nd United States Infantry Division during the liberation of Dachau.

People

  • Lisman, Irving.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Personal narratives.

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.