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Charles Froelicher papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.43.5

The Charles Froelicher papers consist of photographs of the Buchenwald concentration camp and children who were part of the transport Charles Froelicher accompanied from Buchenwald to Switzerland in June 1945; a document issued by the Allied Expeditionary Force Military Government authorizing him to accompany the transport; two German language clippings about the transport; and a blank questionnaire used by the Counter Intelligence Corps for interrogating arrested Nazis. The photographs were taken by Charles Froelicher or other soldiers from the U.S. 6th Armored Division.

Date
inclusive:  1945
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Charles Froelicher. In memory of Katherin Alexander-Katz from Berlin, who perished in Auschwitz, circa 1942.

About This Document

Document Creator
Charles Froelicher
Biography
Charles Froelicher (1923-1992) was born in Switzerland and immigrated to the United States with his parents, Victor and Helen Froelicher, in 1924, settling in New Jersey. During World War II, he served with the U.S. 6th Armored Division which liberated Buchenwald in April 1945. In late June, along with Jake Ruppert, Max Hagenauer, and Alex Castle, he was assigned to accompany a transport of children from Buchenwald to Switzerland. The transport had been organized by Swiss Red Cross and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In December 1945 he was assigned as Agent in Charge of the Counter Intelligence Corps in Donauwörth, Germany.
System of Arrangement
The Charles Froelicher papers are arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Charles Froelicher donated the Charles Froelicher papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992. The accession formerly cataloged as 1992.78 has been incorporated into this collection.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Additional Accession Number
1992.78
Primary Number
1992.43.5

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: 2022-07-28 18:10:56
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