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Letter relating to liberation experiences at Dachau and Landsberg

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0382

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Overview

Description: "Dachau and Landsberg" is a 3 page letter (memoir) which relates to the Holocaust experiences of Edward Newell as a liberator in Europe.
Date: creation: 1993
Collection Creator: Edward Newell
Biography: In 1933, Edward Newell was situated in the office of Herr Gennert, VP of the Gestapo Headquarters in Alexanderplatz, Berlin with the purpose of surveying European Police Systems. During World War II, Newell was assigned to the 163rd Signal Photographic Company of the Fifth Army in North Africa, and 7th Army in Italy, France, and Germany where he photographed combat and reported on American troop movements.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Letter.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged in a single series.

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.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Soldiers--United States. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Newell, Edward.
Corporate Name: Dachau (Concentration camp) Kaufering (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Edward Newell donated the letter relating to liberation experiences at Dachau and Landsberg to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:47:25
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