Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Charles (Jeff) Scherz
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.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.