Red Orchestra correspondence collection

Identifier
irn78338
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.326.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn78338

Extent and Medium

folders

4

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stefan Roloff

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Stefan Roloff.

Scope and Content

Correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Helmut Roloff (donor's father), a German musician and educator, imprisoned in Germany in 1942-1943 for his actions as part of the resistance group nicknamed the Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra, by the Nazi party. The letters are primarily between Helmut and his parents. Also included is post-war correspondence between Helmut and Annemarie Kuttner, a Jewish survivor who was in hiding and whose family was assisted by Helmut.

People

  • Roloff, Helmut.
  • Kuttner, Annemarie.

Subjects

  • Resistance movements--1940-1950.
  • Rote Kapelle (Resistance group).

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.