Overview
- Caption
- Exterior view of the building which served as living quarters in the Feldafing DP camp.
The building pictured is a "Sturmblockhaus," built in 1938 to house the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Oberschule Starnberger See, established on the orders of SA-chief Ernst Roehm in 1934. In April 1945, the school was dissolved and the building was repurposed to provide housing for displaced persons. - Date
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August 1947
- Locale
- Feldafing, [Bavaria] Germany
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Samuel B. Zisman
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Samuel B. Zisman
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- BARRACKS DP CAMPS/CENTERS EXTERIORS FELDAFING VIEWS
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Samuel B. Zisman served as district commander of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) displaced persons camps in District 5 in Bavaria from 1945 to 1947.
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- 2020-04-03 00:00:00
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