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Hans Behr letters and postal cards

Document | Accession Number: 1997.A.0008 | RG Number: RG-10.148

Contains seven letters and postal cards written by Hans Behr during February and March 1943 while on various transports between concentration camps in France. The letters and postal cards contain information about the conditions for prisoners on transports between camps in France and Hans Behr's experiences in Gurs, Drancy, and Nexon concentration camps. Each letter and postal card is accompanied by an English translation.

Date
1943 February-1943 March
Language
German
French
English
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Letters.
Correspondence.
Extent
.25 linear in..
Extent
1 folder
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About This Document

System of Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Hans Behr wrote the letters and postal cards to his wife, Edith Behr, during his various transports and his time in French concentration camps during Feb. and Mar. 1943. The collection became the possession of Gys Landsberger, daughter of Hans and Edith Behr, after World War II. She donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Jan. 1997.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-26 13:24:32
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