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Charles B. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1363) interviewed by James Pennebaker and John Tiebout,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-1363

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Charles B., who was drafted into the United States military in 1941. He recalls attending officer's training school; fighting in Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany; liberating Ohrdruf as part of the 89th Division; total lack of preparation for encountering a concentration camp; smelling it for two days prior to arrival; stacks of corpses; his strong physical response; liberating Weimar and Zwickau; former prisoners and U.S. troops killing German guards; assisting emaciated prisoners; and later interrogating German POWs.
Author/Creator: B., Charles.
Published: Dallas, Tex. : Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1987
Interview Date: September 19, 1987.
Locale: United States
Cite As: Charles B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1363). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Pennebaker, James W., interviewer.
Tiebout, John, interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 4 copies: 3/4 in. master; Betacam SP restoration master; Betacam SP restoration submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 15 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Liberator.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. Revenge. United States--Armed Forces--Europe. Oral histories (document genres) B., Charles. Ohrdruf (Concentration camp) United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 89th. United States.--Army.--Division, 89th (1917-1942)

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/4294998
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:44:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4294998

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