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Louis D. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1214) interviewed by Steven Schulz and Harriet Tarnor Wacks,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1214

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Louis D., who was born in the United States in 1922 and served in the Third Army's 301st Signal Operation Battalion in World War II. He recalls General Patton's orders that American soldiers view Buchenwald; entering the camp in April 1945, the day after its liberation; a Polish inmate who escorted them; the pervasive stench; emaciated prisoners; crematoria which were still warm; stacks of bodies; mass burial of the dead; the camp commander's residence where he saw lamp shades reputedly made of human skin; and General Patton's order that all local residents visit Buchenwald. He discusses his personal reactions to the camp and his lack of knowledge about the camps prior to entering Buchenwald.
Author/Creator: D., Louis, 1922-
Published: Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1988
Interview Date: May 26, 1988.
Cite As: Louis D. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1214). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Schulz, Steven, interviewer.
Wacks, Harriet Tarnor, interviewer.
Notes: Additional written materials are available in the repository.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 49 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Oral histories (document genres) D., Louis,--1922- United States.--Army.--Army, 3rd. United States.--Army.--Signal Service Battalion, 3186th. Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Special Collection: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Link to Yale University Library Catalog:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1090369
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:44:00
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