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Robert C. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1119) interviewed by Richard Adelman and Harriet Tarnor Wacks,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1119

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Robert C., who served in the United States 1st Army, 104th (Timberwolf) Division during World War II. He recalls the division's rapid progress toward the Elbe River; arrival at Nordhausen concentration camp shortly after liberation, where he remained for about a half hour; seeing emaciated, numb inmates wandering out through the gates; deciding not to enter the camp alone; and continuing with his division east. He discusses the importance of preventing a recurrence by keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive and notes his division will soon complete its history, including photographs of Nordhausen.
Author/Creator: C., Robert, 1926-
Published: Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1987
Interview Date: December 18, 1987.
Locale: United States
Cite As: Robert C. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1119). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Adelman, Richard C.,
Wacks, Harriet Tarnor, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (37 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. United States--Armed Forces--Europe. Oral histories (document genres) C., Robert,--1926- United States.--Army.--Army, 1st. Nordhausen (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/1093072
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:27:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt1093072

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