Overview
- Description
- Consists of copies of military documents (approximately 72 pages), principally weekly functional reports sent by Albert Hutler (then a First Lieutenant with U.S. Army occupation forces in the vicinity of Mannheim, Germany) to his commanding officer, then on to Seventh U.S. Army headquarters. Includes information concerning displaced persons camp population statistics, movements of displaced persons by railroad, rationing of food in the displaced persons camps, organization of labor in displaced persons camps, training programs for UNRRA personnel working in the camps, and the repatriation of displaced persons. The reports cover a period of time from May to September 1945.
- Date
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1945
- Collection Creator
- Albert A. Hutler
- Biography
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Albert A. Hutler was a lieutenant in the 7th U.S. Army during World War II. He was involved with the movement of various groups of displaced persons during and after the war. He also directed the displaced persons office in Mannheim,
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is chronological
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Refugees. Refugee camps. Railroads. Statistics. Repatriation. Rationing. Railroads. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-) Statistics.
- Geographic Name
- Mannheim (Germany : Refugee camp) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Hutler, Albert A.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Albert A. Hutler
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The materials were collected by Albert Hutler during his service with the 7th US Army in Mannheim, Germany. Copies of the originals were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by Hutler in Jan 1992.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:31:26
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Also in Albert Hutler collection
These materials concern Albert A. Hutler and his experiences as a soldier in the United States Army during and after World War II. Most materials concern his work with displaced persons after the war. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Articles and U.S. military records relating to displaced persons in postwar Europe
Document
Includes copies of military documents and other materials from various U.S. Army authorities (e.g., 7th U.S. Army, Headquarters USFET, SHAEF) in postwar Europe concerning the management, care, living conditions, and repatriation of displaced persons. Also included are two copies of the report written by Earl G. Harrison to President Truman in 1945 concerning conditions for displaced persons in Europe, together with a condensed version of the same report that appeared in the "National Jewish monthly," November 1945 issue.
Albert Hutler letters relating to displaced persons in the American Zone of occupied Germany
Document
Relates to U.S. Army's military government postwar management and care of displaced persons and their repatriation, particularly in the American Zone of occupied Germany.
