1981 International Liberators Conference collection Mauthausen
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1981 International Liberators Conference collection
Mauthausen
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Contains testimonies, letters, and articles relating to the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp. Includes information about activities of the 11th U.S. Armored Division and the 130th U.S. Evacuation Hospital, the work of U.S. Army nurses with the survivors of the camp, and the situation of starvation and poor sanitation in the camp upon liberation. Also included is a speech given by Marie Knowles Ellifritz on June 5, 1982, to the Elizabeth Buxton Hospital Nurses Alumnae describing her experiences as a US Army nurse serving at Mauthausen after liberation.