Overview
- Description
- A memoir entitled "The Gardelegen atrocity...As I saw it" by Robert P. Schmidt is writting in letter form describing the Gardelegen massacre from the perspective of a soldier that encountered the scene upon liberation. A notation at top indicates that text was "passed by SHAEF/ FIELD PRESS CENSORS."
- Date
-
creation:
1945 April 22
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William J. Bell III
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The memoir 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
- Gardelegen Massacre, Gardelegen, Germany, 1945. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Gardelegen. Massacres--Germany. Holocaust victims.
- Geographic Name
- Germany.
- Personal Name
- Schmidt, Robert P.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- William J. Bell III and Alicia Bell donated the The Gardelegen atrocity...to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- 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:
- 2024-04-01 11:42:09
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523180
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