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Steinfeld, Manfred Emigrating from Germany
Manfred Steinfeld was born in a small town of 419 people in Germany in April 1924. He attended public schools. When...
Jones, James End of the War
After his Christmas day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] fight, James Jones went on to Bastogne [Annotator's Note:...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" End of the War and Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Clifford Suthern Hayes fell ill and was sent to a hospital to recover.] Clifford Suthern Hayes was...
Jeffrey, Wallace End of War
Wallace Jeffery was near the Buchenwald concentration camp when the war ended in Germany. The camp had been liberated...
Kiniry, Andrew "Tim" End of War, Returning Home, Discharge and Postwar Career
Andrew Kiniry and his unit [Annotator's Note: 45th Evacuation Hospital] was stationed outside of Weimar at Hohra. The...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Windisch, Lutz Enlisting in the German Army
Before World War 2 began, Lutz Windisch did not necessarily think that Germany was headed for war, but he grew up in...
Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp...
Wisnia, David Entering Auschwitz
David S. Wisnia was living in the Warsaw Ghetto [Annotator’s Note: Warsaw, Poland] when one day, he returned home to...
Morrison, Leila Entering Buchenwald
A lot of people had been taken prisoner while Leila Morrison was in Europe [Annotator's Note: as a nurse with the 118th...
Rothenberg, Judith Escape to Barcelona
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian Jewish child who escaped to the south of France with her parents and...
Goodkin, Vera Escape to Hungary
Vera Goodkin [Annotator's Note: née Herman] was sinking in mud and soaked by rain by the time she reached the end of...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Escapes and Deaths
Micha Tomkiewicz and his family were living in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Because of his father's Polish Army...
Winestone, Ted Escaping and Locating Partisans
Ted Winestone fled into the woods [Annotator's Note: after escaping from the ghetto in Dworzec, Poland, now Dvorets,...
Wisnia, David Escaping Dachau
David S. Wisnia was evacuated from Auschwitz-Birkenau [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and...
Pbert, Herman Escaping the Prison Camp
Herman Pbert's mother helped him, and others escape [Annotator's Note: from a Nazi concentration camp in Italy]. His...
Levy, Anne Escaping the Warsaw Ghetto and Being Liberated by the Russians
Anne Levy and her family needed three things to get out of the Warsaw Ghetto. They had to have papers saying they were...
Harris, Whitney Establishing Facts for History
There had been no specific time frame to complete the Nuremberg trail, but Whitney Harris said everyone tried to...
Doolan, Robert Evasion then Capture
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a navigator on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber that was heavily damaged...
Miksa, Robert Experiences in Germany
Before being discharged from the hospital, Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] returned to his unit by lifting a...
Sykes, Ralph Experiencing the Holocaust and Reaching the Elbe River
Further down the road, they came across the site of a German death march. Ralph Sykes saw emaciated, elderly people...
Polonski, Bluma Family and Loss
At Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex in German occupied...
Lazarus, Rachel Family Background
Rachel Lazarus was born in May 1939 in Amsterdam, Holland [Annotator's Notes: Amsterdam, Netherlands]. Her father's...
Altmann, Judith Family During German Occupation
When the Germans occupied Jasina, they confiscated everything from Judith Altmann and the Bohrer family's farm. They...
Weber, Norman Family Flees Poland
Norman Weber’s father received permission to bring his family to his duty station in Poland, in a town called Siemysl....
Manasse, Fred Family Situation
After the Nuremburg edicts [Annotator's Note: the Nuremburg Laws] and Krystalnacht [Annotator's Note: the occasion of...
Albright, William Fate and Destiny
William Albright was liberated in May 1945. He never knew what was going to happen from one day to the next and that...
Ruiz, Manuel Fighting in Europe
[Annotator's Note: Various noises are heard in the background throughout this clip.] Manuel Ruiz was frightful in...
Armstrong, Henry Final Thoughts
Henry Armstrong had a few nightmares about his war experience, seeing a concentration camp, and more. It took him 15...
Kaufman, Luna Final Thoughts
Luna Kaufman had no difficulties after the war with nightmares. She was fortunate. She never felt that she was...
Loges, Richard Finding Courage and Dachau
The lowest point of Richard "Dick" Loges' service [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry...
Boeke, Robert Finding Dachau
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was a part of the 9th Army or...
Samet, Judah First Deportation Trip
Judah Samet and his family were in a gathering place for Jews [Annotator's Note: between April and June 1944 they were...
Rothenberg, Judith First Memories
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian civilian who was a young child when the war broke out] is interested in...
Smith, Rothacker First Prison Camp
En route to their first German prison camp, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners never discussed the possibility of...
Finkelstein, Jacob Fleeing the Nazis
Jacob Finkelstein ran away from captivity a second time with his cousin. His escape was successful that time [Annotator...

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