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"Graves at Gunskirchen"

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1987.109 | RG Number: RG-09.006.01

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Overview

Description: Consists of "The Graves at Gunskirchen" by David Ichelson, a United States Army soldier who served with the 71st Infantry Division, documenting his eyewitness account of the conditions of the Gunskirchen concentration camp three days after abandonment by SS troops in May 1945. The testimony describes the severity of starvation among the camp inmates, the number of dead at the time the 71st Infantry Division entered the camp, and the mass burial of Gunskirchen victims at the direction of American troops. Ichelson also describes his thoughts and feelings during a return visit to the camp site 23 years later.
Date: creation: circa 1987
Collection Creator: David L. Ichelson
Biography: David Leon Ichelson (1921-2008) was born on 12 October 1921 in San Francisco, California to Maury and Selene Ichelson. He serived with the 71st Infantry Division and was a witness to the liberation of Gunskirchen, a subcamp of Mauthausen.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged as 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: Prisoners of war. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Jews--United States. Jews--Hungary.
Geographic Name: Linz (Austria) Austria.
Personal Name: Ichelson, David Leon, 1921-2008.
Corporate Name: Gunskirchen (Concentration camp) United States. Army. Infantry Division, 71st

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: David Ichelson donated the Graves at Gunskirchen to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in December 1987.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-25 17:20:33
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