Overview
- Description
- Contains a letter, four pages, dated June 7, 1945, addressed to Mrs. Rose Hudak (donor's mother) from Sgt. Chas. F. Kovacich, while he was serving with Co. C, 13th Infantry of the US Army in Wilhemhousen, Germany. In the letter, he writes about liberation of an unnamed concentration camp, reburial of the victims, and the forced confrontation of atrocities by local residents; Wilhemhousen, Germany; in English. Includes the envelope in which the letter was mailed.
- Date
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creation:
1945 June 07-1945 June 07
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nadia H. Pelaia
Physical Details
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. Nadia H. Pelaia
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Received by Rose Violet Magyar Hudak, Beaver Falls, PA in June 1945 from her pen pal Sgt. Charles F. Kovacich in Germany. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Nadia H. Pelaia
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:44:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn98053
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