Overview
- Description
- One report, mimeographed, 131 pages, titled "A Review of German Activities in the Field of Biological Warfare," compiled by staff in the ALSOS Mission of the Military Intelligence Section of the U.S. Department of War, 12 September 1945. The report, originally classified as secret, reviewed the history, development and activities of research and development of biological weapons by the German military between 1940 and 1945. One of the four authors of the report was Jesse W. Hofer, U.S.N.R., who was the father of the donor.
- Date
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creation:
1945 September 12
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jessica Hofer
Physical Details
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War (1939-1945)--Chemical warfare.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gift of Jessica Hofer, 2016.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:27:37
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