Overview
- Description
- Consists of photographs taken of the forced reburial of corpses in Germany (possibly in Lüneburg) in the spring of 1945. Also includes color copies related to the wartime and post-war experiences of Jacqueline Bernadet, who was a member of the French Resistance, including a photograph, her portrait and French passport, and documentation related to her work with the Allied occupying forces in France.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-1954
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fabrice Borg
- Collection Creator
- Jacqueline Bernadet
- Biography
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Jacqueline Bernadet (later Grimaud) was born in 1927. When she was 17, she joined the French Resistance and was a member of the Maquis Castelreal. She was a spy on German communications. After liberation, she and her father (Jean Bernadet) joined the Free French Army and served in Germany.
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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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
- Topical Term
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. Resistance movements--1940-1950. Burial--Germany.
- Personal Name
- Bernadet, Jacqueline.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Fabrice Borg donated his mother's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:41:32
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn69999
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