Overview
- Description
- The Joseph Remi Fontaine letter was sent by Joseph Fontaine, a member of the United States Army, to his parents on May 6, 1945. The letter describeds Fontaine's experiences with Army in Munich, Germany, and at the Dachau concentration camp. He provides details regarding the liberation of the camp, its survivors and victims, and buildings.
- Date
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creation:
1945 May 06
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. United States. Army. Soldiers--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Liberation--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Germany. Munich (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Fontaine, Joseph Remi.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- James La Fontaine donated the Joseph Remi Fontaine letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
- 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:
- 2024-08-28 11:22:57
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