Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of 14 photographs depicting Mieczyslaw Librach [donor] in Stalag XVII B, a prisoner of war camp in Traunstein, Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Michael Librach
- Biography
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Miecyzslaw Librach was born in Łódź, Poland. In December 1939 he fled Poland for France where he joined the Polish Army in exile. In May 1940 he was taken as a POW along with Polish and French soldiers. A few months later the Jewish soldiers were separated from others and placed in another POW camp.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
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
- Prisoners of war--Polish--Germany--Traunstein--1940-1950. Prisoners of war--French--Germany--Traunstein--1940-1950. Detention facilities--Germany--Traunstein--1940-1950. Barracks--Germany--Traunstein--1940-1950.
- Personal Name
- Librach, Michael.
- Corporate Name
- Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Michael Librach.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 15:15:10
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515991
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