Samuel T. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Samuel T., who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1922. He recalls entering the United States military in 1942; serving with the Third Army in France and Germany; noticing the beautiful countryside and a terrible odor as he approached Gunskirchen with the 71st Infantry Division; being told not to feed the prisoners since they could die; knowing what he was seeing, but being unable to characterize it; speaking with a few prisoners; moving forward the next day; and meeting Soviet troops. Mr. T. discusses having no idea what a concentration camp was prior to entering Gunskirchen; General Willard G. Wyman commissioning a book about Gunskirchen, including photographs and sketches; the influence of his war experiences on his life perspective; and a 1996 newspaper article about Gunskirchen.
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
People
- T., Samuel, -- 1922-
Corporate Bodies
- United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 71st.
- Gunskirchen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Postwar experiences.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish.
- Liberator.
Places
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Europe.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat