Memorial plaque marking the spot where Josef Hamberger was shot and killed one hour before liberation.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 42529

Overview

Caption: Memorial plaque marking the spot where Josef Hamberger was shot and killed one hour before liberation.

Hamberger, a German Jew, had served as a recorder in Kittlitztreben, a subcamp of Gross Rosen. He was in charge of keeping the records of roll-calls. On February 5, he was evacuated from Gross Rosen and sent on a death march in the direction of Buchenwald. He was shot and killed by the SS on May 2, 1945 at 6:00pm, only one hour before liberation.
Date: After 1945
Locale: Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Morris Rosen

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Morris Rosen

Source Record ID: Collections: 2004.174

Keyword: GRAVES/MARKERS/TOMBSTONES SIGNS SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS VIEWS
Photo Designation: LIBERATION -- Germany: Atrocities/Death March Victims -- Other -- Unidentified