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Zygmunt Wieczorek collection

Document | Accession Number: 2015.215.1

Contains documents, photographs, identity cards, letters, and immigration paperwork for Zygmunt Wieczorek (b. 27 November 1912 in Argemunde, Berlin) who lived in Drążek, Poland. A Roman Catholic who served in the Polish military in Poznan, Wieczorek was captured an interned as a POW in forced labor at Probst shoe factory in Hettstedt, Germany. Includes a postwar letter from the factory owner trying to obtain assistance and detailing conditions in the Soviet Zone in Germany.

Genre/Form
Letters.
Photographs.
Identity cards.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Donna Twardowski

Keywords and Subjects

Topical Term
Forced labor--Germany.

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Donna Twardowski.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:44:39
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