Overview
- Description
- This memoir of the war period contains comments about the Nazi persecution of German Jews and the Nazi persecution and incarceration of political opponents; a description of his father's immigration to Norway; Askevold's military service in the Reichsarbeitsdienst and his activities in the German military during the incorporation of Austria and the Sudetenland into the Greater Reich and the German invasions and occupations of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union, in addition to the time he served as a prisoner of war.
- Collection Creator
- Sigurd Askevold
- Biography
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In 1937, Sigurd Askevold (Kassel, Germany, 1917 - ) was drafted into the Reichsarbeitsdienst and served in the Wehrmacht
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- 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 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
- Topical Term
- Prisoners of war. Concentration camps. Soldiers' writings. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors. Political persecution. Refugees. Austria--History--Anschluss, 1938.
- Geographic Name
- Norway. Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. Soviet Union--History--German occupation, 1941-1944. Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945. France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Personal Name
- Askevold, Sigurd.
- Corporate Name
- Germany. Reichsarbeitsdienst
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The typescript copy of the manuscript (1970) was received in Sep 1993 with the holdings of the "Holocaust Library"; it was officially donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Mr. Askevold on 14 Oct 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 08:20:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507322
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