Overview
- Description
- Consists of a copy of "Das Krematorium in Dachau," a four-page eyewitness report given by Willy Furlan-Horst shortly after the liberation of Dachau. The report describes the interior of the crematoria, the gas chambers, the procedures for torture and execution of prisoners, the duties of the Kommandos, and the facilities for housing the SS attack dogs.
- Date
-
creation:
1945 May
- Collection Creator
- Willy Furlan-Horst
- Biography
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Willy Furlan-Horst was born June 16, 1896 in Trieste. He was Roman Catholic and lived and worked in Vienna as a film director. In December 1939, he was arrested in Poland. In March 1943, he was sent to Dachau, where he was the kapo of his barracks. His prisoner number at Dachau was 45086.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- "Das Krematorium in Dachau" is a single item.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Furlan-Horst, Willy.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Saul Gordon donated the document to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jan. 1990. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the document by transfer from Art & Artifacts branch on Sept. 13, 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:19
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