1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Ohrdruf testimonies letters.

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1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Ohrdruf testimonies letters.

Includes testimonies, letters, and other materials relating to the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp and North Stalag III near Ohrdruf. Included is information about activities of the 4th US Armored Division and other Allied military units involved in the liberation, gas chambers and crematoria found in the camp, and last-minute killings of prisoner by German guards before liberation. Also included are copies of photographs of Ohrdruf death scenes and cleanup efforts of liberators.

3 folder.

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