us-005578-irn512914-irn47860
identifier: irn47860
is or was included in: us-005578-irn512914
title: Rudolph Daniel Sichel papers
type: RecordSet
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has or had some members with language: fra
scope and content: The Rudolph Daniel Sichel papers include biographical materials, correspondence, military papers, photographs, printed materials, prisoner of war and witness reports, and a sketchbook containing drawings by German prisoners of war. The records documents Sichel’s immigration to the United States, training in Military Intelligence, service in the United States Army as an interrogator, and efforts to obtain restitution for the persecution of his family under Nazi Germany. Biographical materials include records related to the Sichels’ family history, clothing store in Frankfurt, immigration, and efforts to obtain restitution, Sichel’s passport and membership cards, and certificates for military service from Presidents Harry S. Truman and Jimmy Carter. Most of the correspondence files are comprised of letters from Sichel to his parents during the war. Of particular interest are Sichel’s selection of letters labeled “Highlights,” which describe his training, advance through Europe, meeting with Empress Hermine, visit to Nordhausen/Dora-Mittelbau, efforts to begin restitution proceedings for the family store, the deaths of relatives at Theresienstadt, the Deggendorf displaced persons camp, and the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Correspondence files also include letter of introduction and recommendation for Sichel before the war and correspondence with family, friends, and Macy’s co-workers before, during, and after the war. Military papers include awards, commendation, and separation papers, Camp Ritchie training materials, and correspondence including orders, accounts of activities, reports to the Timberwolf Division, and lengthy communications between Sichel and the military after the war regarding his status and desire to be transferred to the Military Intelligence section of the Officers’ Reserve Corps. Military papers also include leaflets air-dropped by the Allies, ten marks in Allied Military Currency, maps, history and stationery related to the Timbe…
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has or had some members with language: eng
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has or had some members with language: deu
history: Rudolph Daniel Sichel (1915-1978) was born in Frankfurt, Germany to clothing store owner Ernst Sichel (1874-1962) and Frieda Sichel (nee Oppenheimer, 1876-1963). He worked in the family clothing shop, S. Sichel, until he left Germany in 1934 for England and then immigrated to the United States in 1936. He worked for R.H. Macy & Co from 1936 to 1943. His father was arrested during Kristallnacht, sent to Buchenwald for a couple of months, forced to sell his store at a loss, and immigrated to the United States with his wife shortly after. Sichel joined the United States Army in 1943 and attended courses at the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, MD. He landed on Utah Beach in July 1944 and was assigned by the Military Intelligence Service to Interrogation of Prisoners of War (IPW) Team 13 as Chief Interrogator. He was second in command of his team, which was attached to the 104th (Timberwolf) Infantry Division in October 1944, and interrogated prisoners in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. He returned to the United States in May 1946, continued his work at Macy’s, and married Sylvia Ruth Eisenkraft on January 18, 1948.
has or had holder: us-005578
history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
record resource extent: boxes oversize box 6 1
date: circa 1903-1978
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1934-01-01
record resource structure: The Rudolph Daniel Sichel papers are arranged as seven series: I. Biographical Materials, approximately 1903-1978 (bulk 1934-1952) II. Correspondence, 1934-1971 III. Military Papers, approximately 1939-1950 IV. Photographs, approximately 1910s-1950 V. Printed Materials, 1910-1946 (bulk 1935-1946) VI. Prisoner of War and Witness Reports, 1945-1946 VII. Sketchbook, approximately 1945
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