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Portrait of a member of a SPECOU photographer (possibly a self-portrait of Phil Drell).

Photograph | Photograph Number: 37210
Portrait of a member of a SPECOU photographer (possibly a self-portrait of Phil Drell).

Portrait of a member of a SPECOU photographer (possibly a self-portrait of Phil Drell).

Photographer
Philip Drell
Date
1945
Locale
Dachau, [Bavaria] Germany ?
Photo Designation
WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Photography/Propaganda Units
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Philip Drell

About This Photograph

Biography
Philip Drell was born on March 19, 1919. The son of Russian immigrants, he developed an early interest in photography. In 1942, he was drafted into the army and assigned to the SPECOU group (Special Motion Picture Coverage Unit--Allied Expeditionary Force). Other members included Colonel George Stevens, Irwin Shaw, William Saroyan, and Lester Hemingway. He took pictures of the liberation of Paris and his photographs of Dachau concentration camp show the bodies of victims, the surrender of guards and a celebratory memorial service. Drell received the Bronze Star and a commendation from Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, citing its "unusual determination and zeal, frequently in disregard to personal danger."

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Philip Drell
 
Record last modified: 2014-02-12 00:00:00
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