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Oral history interview with Herman Obermayer

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.141 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0574

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    Oral history interview with Herman Obermayer

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Herman Obermayer, born in 1924 in Philadelphia, PA, describes attending Dartmouth; being drafted into the army at the end of his freshman year in 1943; landing at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945; serving in France, Belgium, and Germany immediately following the end of World War II; spending most his war-time experience in Paris, France and Frankfurt, Germany; his feelings on being a Jew fighting those who persecuted Jews; his and fellow soldiers feelings about the German people and German soldiers; the execution of some German soldiers; the role of the chief army executioner; attending the Nuremberg trials; and how his experience in the army affected his perspective and post-war experiences.
    Interviewee
    Herman Obermayer
    Interviewer
    Ina Navazelskis
    Date
    interview:  2010 June 21

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    5 videocassettes (MiniDV).

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Obermayer, Herman J.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Ina Navazelskis, Program Coordinator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Herman Obermayer on June 21, 2010. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch received the interview in July 2010.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:03:39
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