Sam K. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Sam K., who was born in 1920 and served with the United States Army in World War II. He recounts serving in North Africa, then Sicily; transfer to the 3rd Infantry Division; fighting in Naples and Rome, through France, and into Germany; visiting Dachau for less than two hours shortly after its liberation; piles of corpses; not believing local Germans who claimed ignorance of the camp; and his state of shock at what he witnessed. Mr. K. notes having no previous knowledge of concentration camps. He shows photographs and items he obtained during the war.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- K., Sam, -- 1920-
Corporate Bodies
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 3rd.
Subjects
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Video tapes.
- Postwar experiences.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
Places
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat