us-005578-irn514483
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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Major Henry G. Plitt, an American Jew, was raised in N.Y. During World War II, he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, was among the first to parachute into Normandy on D-Day, and was among the first to jump in the Allied invasion of occupied Holland. He was wounded four times and was decorated with the Silver Star and Cluster, the Bronze Star with Cluster and Valor, and a Purple Heart. After the war, he was assigned to capturing Nazi leaders near Berchtesgaden, Germany, and helped to capture Robert Ley. On May 24, 1945, he captured Julius Streicher in Waldring, Germany.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
has beginning date: 1941-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
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: 701
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has record set type: Item
identifier: irn514483
record resource extent: folder 1
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scope and content: The papers include 55 photographs including images of Major Henry Plitt as a child and as a member of the United States 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment and the liberation of Dachau concentration camp as well as a letter written to Julius Streicher, after his capture, by his wife.
title: Henry Plitt papers