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Samuel T. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4133) interviewed by Dana L. Kline,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4133

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Samuel T., who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1922. He recalls entering the United States military in 1942; serving with the Third Army in France and Germany; noticing the beautiful countryside and a terrible odor as he approached Gunskirchen with the 71st Infantry Division; being told not to feed the prisoners since they could die; knowing what he was seeing, but being unable to characterize it; speaking with a few prisoners; moving forward the next day; and meeting Soviet troops. Mr. T. discusses having no idea what a concentration camp was prior to entering Gunskirchen; General Willard G. Wyman commissioning a book about Gunskirchen, including photographs and sketches; the influence of his war experiences on his life perspective; and a 1996 newspaper article about Gunskirchen.
Author/Creator: T., Samuel, 1922-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 2001
Interview Date: August 21, 2001.
Locale: United States
Cite As: Samuel T. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4133). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kline, Dana L., interviewer.
Notes: Related publication: The Seventy-first came to Gunskirchen lager / United States Army. 71st division. -- Augsberg,c1945.

Additional published information is available in the repository.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 3 copies: Betacam SP master; 3/4 in. dub.; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (59 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Postwar experiences.
Liberator.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. United States--Armed Forces--Europe. Oral histories (document genres) T., Samuel,--1922- United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 71st. Gunskirchen (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/4847609
Record last modified:: 2018-05-30 11:33:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4847609

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