Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps and Camp Site Memorials, 1944-ca.1970s
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Brief Description:

This record group contains photo-documents and narratives produced by the personnel of the Allied armed forces in the aftermath of liberation of the German concentration camps in Europe. Additionally, there is a collection of postwar publications and brochures on museums and memorials at the sites of former camps.

Materials in this record group include photographs, reprints of original photographs, and publications about the camp memorials. Photographs are digitized.

Held at:
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
100 S. The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-651-3704
Fax: 323-843-9518
Email: archive [at] lamoth.org
Record Series Number: RG-09/RG-09
Created by: United States. Army. Signal Corps
Volume: 0.0
Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/donor, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of thirteen collections and two items, the collections of which are: 1. Collection on the Gardelegen massacre; 2. Collection on the liberation of Mauthausen; 3. Collection on the liberation of Majdanek concentration camp; 4. Collection on the liberation of Ravensbrück concentration camp; 5. Collection on the liberation of Dachau concentration camp; 6. Collection on the liberation of Gusen concentration camp; 7. Collection on the liberation of Buchenwald; 8. Collections on the liberation of Dora-Nordhausen concentration camp; 9. Collection on the liberation of Landsberg concentration camp; 10. Zeymour Herman collection; 11. Photographs of post-liberation of concentration camps; 12. Kurt Wittler collection; 13. Anthony Hinds collection.

Access Restrictions: no restrictions
Subject Index
Allied discovery of Nazi war crimes
evidences of the crimes of National Socialist regime
liberation of Nazi concentration camps, Europe
Languages of Materials
German [ger]
Polish [pol]
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

PreferredCitation: RG-09, Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps and Camp Site Memorials. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.