Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs

Identifier
irn518061
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.55
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Charles (Jeff) Scherz (1923-2012) was born August 31, 1923 in Rome, New York and grew up in West Leyden. He joined the US Army in December 1942. He landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day and participated in the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Buchenwald.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scherz donated the Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of two photographs taken upon the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. One depicts a building in Buchenwald with a sign asking war correspondents to go to the press room for assistance and one depicts Allied liberators walking towards the entrance of Buchenwald, on which is hung a banner regarding the triumph of anti-fascism. The photographs are from the collection of Charles (Jeff) Scherz, who liberated the camp with Patton's Third Army.

System of Arrangement

The Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs are arranged as a single file.

Subjects

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.