Overview
- Description
- Consists of one folder of handwritten (via fax) memories of the wartime experiences of Mr. Kurt Hach, originally of a small coastal town near Hamburg, Germany. Mr. Hach describes the story of the ships populated by prisoners, which were bombed in the harbor of Lübeck in May 1945, as it was told to him by a German naval officer who had been present. He also describes his wartime memories, including smuggling food and the aftermath of Allied air raids; as well as learning in the 1980s that his mother was Jewish.
- Date
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2008
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Hach
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Kurt Hach
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Shipwrecks--Germany--Lübeck Bay.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Kurt Hach donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Sept. 23, 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:50:10
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36350
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