Leonard S. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0818
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Leonard S., who served in the United States Army in World War II. He recounts fighting in Germany; liberating Nordhausen; transfer to Patton's 3rd Army; entering Dachau; seeing the crematoria and piles of human bones; liberating Eger; seeing severely emaciated prisoners and corpses stacked on flatbed trucks; and administering Bamberg displaced persons camp where they distributed Red Cross supplies meant for U.S. prisoners of war. He shows documents and objects from the war.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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