Military panel

Military panel 

Military panel with Chairman Julian Kulas. 00:11:54 Fred Crawford, US soldier. Says that the Holocaust was why the war was fought; not prepared for what they saw but realized the importance of fighting when saw Dachau. (p. 70"Liberation of the Camp") 00:18:46 Dan Dagan in Jewish Brigade in British Army. Speaks of forming the Jewish fighting Brigade. Also of the illegal maneuvering of Jewish DPs across borders and back to Palestine with the help of the Allies. (p. 71"Liberation of the Camp") 00:28:28 Franciszek Skibinski, Polish soldier, speaks of the Poles liberating Germany (p. 73"Liberation of the Camp" - transcript varies slightly from what he says) 00:40:40 Pavel Danilovich Gudz, Russian General, speaks in Russian. Talks on the role Russia took in the war, and the importance of peace for the future. (p. 74"Liberation of the Camp") 00:52:52 Lewis Weinstein, he accompanied Gen. Eisenhower to liberated camps (cuts in middle of testimony) (p. 75"Liberation of the Camp") David Marwell appears in BG. 

" master video reel stored with USHMM Institutional Records in the USHMM Archives. 

The International Liberators Conference took place at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. from October 26-28, 1981. The conference was sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. A publication titled"The Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps 194" (1987) summarizes the testimonies.