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Death march

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.A.0079 | RG Number: RG-02.039

Overview

Description: Consists of a copy of "Death March: April 14, 1945-April 24, 1945," written by Benno Fischer in June 1945. The testimony describes Fischer's experiences as a prisoner of Flossenbürg, his forced labor in an airplane factory, and his participation in a death march through Bavaria.
Subtitle: April 14, 1945-April 24, 1945
Date: creation: 1945
Collection Creator: Benno Fischer
Biography: Benno Fischer was born in Poland on 13 June 1914. He is a survivor of Flossenbürg and a 10-day death march through Bavaria. Fischer later immigrated to the United States and settled in Los Angeles, California.

Physical Details

Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

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: Benno Fischer

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Death marches. Forced labor. Kapos. Jews--Poland. Railroads. Animal attacks. Industries. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Starvation. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Geographic Name: Bavaria (Germany) Poland.
Personal Name: Fischer, Benno.
Corporate Name: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Flossenbürg (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: "Death March.." was written by Benno Fischer in June 1945. A copy was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Aug. 1991 via Linda Kuzmack of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History branch. A copy was retained in the files of that branch.

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