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Wartime SS officer's diary

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2003.107

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Overview

Description: The wartime diary of an SS officer is written in German and is arranged chronologically although the year is unknown. The diary includes descriptions of events along with newspaper clippings and map. The dairy was taken from an SS officer by an unnamed Sergeant in the United States Army.
Date: undated:

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Diaries.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The diary is arranged as a single series.

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

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this diary from Luis Alfredo Rocha on April 9, 2003. Mr. Rocha received this diary from a friend of his father who served as a Sergeant in the United States Army and who liberated it from an SS officer.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 14:05:42
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