1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Mauthausen testimonies letters articles.

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1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Mauthausen testimonies letters articles.

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Includes testimonies, letters, and articles relating to the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp. Included is information about activities of the 11th US Armored Division and the 130th US Evacuation Hospital, the work of US Army nurses with the survivors of the camp, and the situation of starvation and poor sanitation in the camp upon liberation. Also included is a speech given by Marie Knowles Ellifritz on 05 June 1982 to the Elizabeth Buxton Hospital Nurses Alumnae describing her experiences as a US Army nurse serving at Mauthausen after liberation.

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