Theresienstadt film explained – Learn from the Nazi propaganda film „Terezin: A Documentary Film from the Jewish Settlement Area

The Nazi propaganda film „Terezin: A Documentary Film from the Jewish Settlement Area“ (1944) is the only cinematic document about a concentration camp. The aim of the project is to open up the film as a commented educational resource. By augmenting the film with geographic, bibliographic and meta-information we want to foster a deeper understanding about the personal stories of the cast members and how they got instrumented by the Nazis.

Holocaust Survivor – Poland – Harold Gordon

Synopsis The Last Sunrise by Harold Gordon My name is Harold Gordon now! But 55 years ago I was a (10) year old boy whose name was Hirshel Grodzienski. I lived with my family in Grodno,...

The Seventy-First came… to Gunskirchen Lager (narrative only)

Pamphlet Introduction Photo Version This is a copy of just the narrative portion of the pamphlet: "The Seventy-First came to Gunskirchen Lager" produced by the 71st Infantry of the US Army in May, 1945....

Colonel Augustus Regnier at Gunskirchen Lager

“AND AFTERWARDS..” BY CPL. JERRY TAXWe pulled into Wels, Austria, that morning in two jeeps and a three quarter ton radio truck. In the lead jeep were Colonel Augustus Regnier, C. O., 66th Infantry Regiment,...

Gunskirchen Lager Liberation 3 – The States Heard

“THE STATES HEARD” Major Cameron Coffman, Fort Thomas, Ky., Public Relations Officer of the 71st Division, visited Gunskirchen Lager on the afternoon of May 4, 1945, shortly after its liberation by American troops. The news...

Gunskirchen Lager, a German concentration camp near Lambach, Austria

Section 2: Gunskirchen Lager "THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED"By Captain J. D. PletcherIt was V-E Day. While the world celebrated, the weary men of Company "K", 5th Regiment, 71st Infantry Division, commanded by Capt. Horace S. Berry...

Gunskirchen Lager Monument

To: Austrian Embassy 3524 international Court, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Att: Honorable Helmut Tuerk, AmbassadorNOV. 5, 1997Dear Mr. Tuerk,My name is Mason Dorsey. I am a veteran of the 71st Division of General George Pattons'...

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