Overview
- Description
- Consists of 35mm negative film and positive prints taken by Alois J. Liethen after the liberation of the Ohrdruf and Buchenwald concentration camps and at the residence of Fritz Sauckel in Weimar. Mr. Liethen acted as a translator for General Eisenhower on his 12 April 1945, tour of Ohrdruf; the collection includes images of Eisenhower. Some photographs are captioned. Also includes two CDs, one containing scanned images of the photographs and the other containing scanned images of a letter written by Alois Liethen on 13 April 1945.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael A., Stephen S., and Philip C. Liethen, sons of Alois J. Liethen and Gretchen Hofmann Liethen
- Collection Creator
- Alois J. Liethen
- Biography
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Alois Joseph Liethen (1908-1961) was born in Appleton, Wisconsin to Englebert and Anna Liethen. He had six siblings: Marie, Rose, Frank, Henry, Andrew, and Robert. Alois married Gretchen Hofmann (1906-1985) in 1938, and they had three children: Michael, Stephen, and Philip. During World War II, Alois was in Germany and document Buchenwald and Ohrdruf after liberation. He also acted as a translator for General Eisenhower on his 12 April 1945 tour of Ohrdruf.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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2 CDs.
- Extent
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2 folders
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Liethen family retains copyright on the photographs. The donor requests that, when appropriate, the photographs be used or displayed with the text of the letters. The donor also requests that, when appropriate, his father be identified in any use of the photographs in which he appears. The original letters are located at the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives.
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Liethen, Alois J.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Michael, Stephen, and Philip Liethen donated their father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in November 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:36:48
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