Michel G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 4024
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Michel G., a Roman Catholic, who was born in Belgium in 1912. He recalls his father's death; living with his grandparents; completing medical school in 1929; military service; observing many Nazi emblems when visiting Munich in 1932; doing research at the university in Liège; military recall during German invasion; being taken prisoner; caring for the wounded; release; involvement with the Resistance; assisting English soldiers to escape; arrest in September 1941; incarceration in St. Gilles; transfer to prison in Germany in July; forced labor; transfer a year later to Esterwegen; a trial in Hannover; being found innocent; imprisonment in Brandenburg; hospitalization in Potsdam; transfer to Sachsenhausen; hospitalization; working there as a physician; receiving clothing from his mother; liberation by Soviet troops; continued incarceration; arrival of Belgian delegates with United States troops; repatriation; and resuming his work at the university. Dr. G. comments on the loss of solidarity of the Resistance after the war and not discussing his experiences with his wife and daughter.

Extent and Medium

3 videocassettes

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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