Overview
- Description
- Hans Engel's letters (dated 17 May 1945; 27 May 1945; and 11 Jun. 1945) describe his impressions of the concentration camp of Sandbostel and of its survivors' medical conditions.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Collection Creator
- Hans Engel
- Biography
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During World War II, Hans Engel was a member of the British Army, and he entered Sandbostel on its day of liberation. He lived in London after the war.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- 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
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Tuberculosis. Holocaust survivors. Concentration camp inmates--Medical care. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives. Soldiers' writings, English. Typhus fever.
- Personal Name
- Engel, Hans.
- Corporate Name
- Great Britain. Army Sandbostel (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Jan. 1994, Hans Engel sent the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives copies of his letters.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:02:24
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504264
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