Overview
- Description
- Includes a copy in English of a confession made by Franz Ziereis, the commandant of Mauthausen concentration camp (identified in the documents as "Franz"), after his arrest by American forces in May 1945. In the confession, the commandant describes conditions in Mauthausen and other camps as well as the various methods of torture and execution practiced by the Nazis. Ziereis also gives detailed information relating to the activities of his fellow commanders and physicians employed in the camps. Also included are two poems in German concerning suffering in the camps and a letter from Ziereis to his wife.
- Date
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1945
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. World War, 1939-1945--Medical care. Gas chambers. Human experimentation in medicine. Crematoriums. Sonderkommandos. Physicians. Prostitution. Concentration camp tattoos--Austria. Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust victims.
- Personal Name
- Krelsback. Ekermann. Mierov. Ziereis, Franz.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Accessioned into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection in 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 16:51:43
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