Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of eight photographs depicting the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by United States troops.
- Date
-
1945 April
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Turbish
- Collection Creator
- John Turbish
- Biography
-
John Turbish served with the 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion as First Lieutenant. His unit, which served as Medical Corp, was deployed to Europe twenty-four days after D-Day. John’s commanding officer suggested that he should go and see the liberated camp of Buchenwald. He took his camera and entered the camp through a hole in a fence. Lt. Col. John Turbish retired from the United States Army and lived in Florida.
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
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by John Turbish in 1999.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:23:47
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523572
Download & Licensing
- In Copyright - Use Permitted
- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
In-Person Research
- Request 7 Days in Advance of Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
-
Request in Shapell Center Reading Room
Bowie, MD
