Pilsen Liberation photographs

Identifier
irn514193
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.332
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514193

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Creator(s)

  • Oscar Lowy

Biographical History

Oscar Lowy (1915-1992), father of donor Michlean Amir, fought in the British Army’s Czech brigade from Pilsen.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michlean Amir

Michlean Amir donated the Pilsen liberation photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003. A four photograph accretion to the collection was added on December 19, 2003.

Scope and Content

Consists of black-and-white photographs of the liberation of Pilsen (Plzeň), Czechoslovakia and the arrival of the United States Army to the city. Pilsen was liberated on May 6, 1945 by the 16th Armored Division of General Patton's 3rd Army as well as by elements of the 97th and 2nd Infantry Divisions supported by the Polish Holy Cross Mountains Brigade. Elements of the 3rd Army, as well as units from the 1st Army, remained in Plzeň until late November 1945. Images depict parades, memorials, Czech president Edvard Beneš, General George Patton, war damage, soldiers in uniform, and Czechoslovakians in traditional dress. The collection also includes two copies of a portrait of Oscar Lowy (1915-1992, donor’s father), who fought in the Czech brigade from Pilsen of the British Army, and a 1990 clipping describing a memorial event.

System of Arrangement

The Pilsen liberation photographs are arranged as a single series.

People

  • Oscar Lowy

Subjects

  • Plzeň (Czech Republic)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Czech Republic--Plzeň.

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.

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