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Photo at Dachau

Document | Accession Number: 1988.171.1 | RG Number: RG-09.048

The photograph depicts Allen Cohen [donor] guarding SS prisoners at Dachau concentration camp after liberation.

Date
creation:  1945 April
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Allen L. Cohen
Biography
Mr. Cohen served as an infantryman in Cannon Company of th 180 Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division. After the liberation of Dachau, his company was brought in to relieve the troops there, and after a day or two, they rejoined their division on the attack on Munich. They were then sent back to Dachau to guard the SS and prevent inmates from escaping. Some of the SS prisoners were the german soldiers that committed the atrocities against the Americans in Malmedy. Mr. Cohen may have been the first Jewish soldier to guard the SS. He was honorably discharged from the Army on December 25, 1945.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The photograph was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Allen L. Cohen in 1988.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-25 12:29:53
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