gb-003348-wl1997
type: RecordSet
archival history: Clarence Bowman, husband of the donor, formerly in the 17th/ 21st Lancers, possibly involved in the liberation of the camps, came into possession of this manuscript
biographical history: The author, Erich Berger, was born in December 1899 in Schwelm, Westphalia. He lost his parents, wife and children in the war and had been in camps since 1938 without interruption. It is thought that he was a political prisoner and not Jewish.
conditions of access: Open
has or had holder: gb-003348
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 570
has or had subject: 496
has or had subject: 43
has record set type: Collection
identifier: WL1997
record resource extent: 1 folder
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: This report describes conditions in Buchenwald then Mauthausen for this former prisoner. The collection also includes a handwritten summary of the contents in English.
title: Erich Berges: Report re experiences in concentration camps