Overview
- Description
- Consists of 20 copyprints from the collection of Private First Class Henry M. Heinrichs documenting his experiences as an American soldier, mainly as an ambulance driver, during World War II, particularly his experiences witnessing the Dachau concentration camp. Includes portraits, Heinrichs posing with his ambulance, piles of corpses at Dachau, the corpse of a guard dog, and liberated prisoners riding in a military jeep with a banner thanking the Allies.
- Date
-
creation:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carla Heinrichs
- Collection Creator
- Henry Heinrichs
- Biography
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Private First Class Henry M. Heinrichs served in the American military during World War II enlisting on March 23, 1944, and training at Fort Sill. He was originally from Oklahoma and spoke German fluently due to high school classes. In the military, Heinrichs served as a repairman and translator, but mainly as an ambulance driver. He nicknamed his ambulance "Esther" after his wife. In April 1945, he witnessed the aftermath of the liberation of Dachau.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- 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
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Carla Heinrichs
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- Personal Name
- Heinrichs, Henry.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Carla Heinrichs donated copies of her father's photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:43:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84764
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