Sidney Gritz collection

Identifier
irn519043
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.220
Dates
1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 2006
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519043

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Shirley Grtiz donated her late husband's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 11, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of one article written about the life and wartime experiences of Brigadier General Sidney Gritz, who as an engineering officer tasked with clearing mines in advance of the Third Army, was a member of one of the first units to enter the Buchenwald concentration camp. Also includes a DVD-ROM in which Gritz, a devout Jew, talks about his experiences to a group of school children.

Genre

  • Document
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