Overview
- Description
- The John E. Hart letters consists of four multi-page letters written by John E. Hart, a member of the 121st Infantry division, United States Army, between April 8 and June 2, 1945. The letters, which are each written over multiple dates, describe capturing German towns and guarding captured enemy soldiers. The letter dated May 6th describes what he witnessed at the liberation of an unknown concentration camp.
- Date
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creation:
1945 April 08-1945 June 02
- Collection Creator
- John E. Hart
- Biography
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John E. Hart served as a member of the 121st Infantry division, United States Army. He is the uncle of Stephen W. Hart.
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. World War, 1939-1945--Liberation--Germany. Soldiers--United States. United States. Army.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Hart, John E.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Stephen W. Hart donated the John E. Hart letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.
- 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 13:58:33
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