Fred I. Diamond letter describing Ohrdruf

Identifier

irn504267

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1994.A.0164
RG-04.055

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504267

Extent and Medium

folder

Creator(s)

Fred I. Diamond

Biographical History

During World War II, Fred I. Diamond (United States, 1926 - ) served as a corporal with the 1270th Combat Engineer Battalion, Third U.S. Army

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Jan. 1994, Fred I. Diamond sent a photocopy of his letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of a letter written by Corporal Fred I. Diamond to an unidentified correspondent in which Diamond describes impressions while visiting Ohrdruf concentration camp.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Corporate Bodies

Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
Soldiers' writings, American.

Genre

Document
Letters.

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