- Summary
- Videotape testimony of John M., who was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1926. He recalls enlisting in the United States military; training as a radio operator; assignment to the XVIII Airborne Corps; and entering Ludwigslust concentration camp shortly after its liberation by the 82nd Airborne Division. He discusses having only two vivid memories: two emaciated prisoners (nothing but skin and bone) in striped uniforms with shaved heads lying by the gate, barely alive; and a building filled with corpses in total disarray emitting an incredible odor. He recounts being stunned; feeling totally inadequate to communicate with those who had suffered so greatly, knowing he could not help them; not believing German civilians who denied knowledge of the camps; and telling his wife and children he was there, but not sharing details with them.
- Author/Creator
- M., John, 1926-
- Published
- Peabody, Mass. : Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, 1992
- Interview Date
- August 11, 1992.
- Cite As
- John M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2271). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Cohen, Steven Paul, interviewer.
- Notes
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