Overview
- Description
- Wolfgang Furrer's memoir describes his experiences as a political prisoner in Dachau and Sachsenhausen. Additionally, the text includes a photocopy of an UNRRA document verifying Furrer's status as a former inmate of concentration camps and a 1953 affidavit by Gottlob Wandel relating the reason for Furrer's arrest.
- Collection Creator
- Wolfgang Furrer
- Biography
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In February 1942, Wolfgang Furrer (Zürich, Switzerland, 1918 - 1972) became a political prisoner of Dachau. Furrer was arrested for resisting SS attempts to recruit Swiss nationals. He was transferred to Sachsenhausen in January 1945.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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5 folders
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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Furrer, Wolfgang.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp) Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated by Joy Buchanan to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-02 08:46:25
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