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Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.55

Overview

Description: Consists of two photographs taken upon the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. One depicts a building in Buchenwald with a sign asking war correspondents to go to the press room for assistance and one depicts Allied liberators walking towards the entrance of Buchenwald, on which is hung a banner regarding the triumph of anti-fascism. The photographs are from the collection of Charles (Jeff) Scherz, who liberated the camp with Patton's Third Army.
Date: creation: 1945
Collection Creator: Charles (Jeff) Scherz
Biography: Charles (Jeff) Scherz (1923-2012) was born August 31, 1923 in Rome, New York and grew up in West Leyden. He joined the US Army in December 1942. He landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day and participated in the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Buchenwald.

Physical Details

Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs are arranged as a single file.

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Corporate Name: Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scherz donated the Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-23 13:56:00
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