Overview
- Description
- Consists of one document, three pages, in English, describing the liberation at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from the collection of Ernest L. Waller, who was with the British Army's RASC, attached to the 163rd forward ambulance group. The report, entitled "Notes on Belsen Camp," describes the terrible conditions after the liberation of the camp in April 1945, including a description of the thousands of prisoners who died due to typhus and other diseases and of the events leading to the liberation of the camp. Also includes a document listing the military units and voluntary organizations stationed at Bergen-Belsen as of May 18, 1945.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945 April 01-1945 May 31
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Teresa Marmo
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photograph. Personal narratives.
- 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 donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Patrick Marmo
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Bergen-Belsen. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Waller, Ernest.
- Corporate Name
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) Great Britain. Army
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Patrick and Teresa Marmo donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Nov. 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:40
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44327
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