Overview
- Description
- The papers consists of six photographs taken by an American soldier named "Ray" at the V-bomb factory at Nordhausen; a pocket calendar issued to German soldiers; a document issued by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley outlining seven guidelines for dealing with the German people; and a booklet entitled "Pocket Guide to Germany" prepared by the United States Army Information Branch.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Calendars. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Bernard F. Engel papers is arranged in 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--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Germany. Factories--Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)--1940-1950. War damage--Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)--1940-1950. Dead persons--Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)--1940-1950. Soldiers--American--Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)--1940-1950.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Armed Forces. United States--Foreign relations--Germany.
- Corporate Name
- Dora (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were taken by an American liberator named Ray and were given to Bernard F. Engel. The pocket-calendar was obtained by Bernard F. Engal, and the document and booklet belonged to him. Bernard F. Engel donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.
- 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:
- 2023-06-01 10:20:00
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