us-005578-irn518061
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Charles (Jeff) Scherz (1923-2012) was born August 31, 1923 in Rome, New York and grew up in West Leyden. He joined the US Army in December 1942. He landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day and participated in the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Buchenwald.
has beginning date: 1945-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had subject: 701
has or had subject: 43
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn518061
record resource extent: folder 1
record resource structure: The Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs are arranged as a single file.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Consists of two photographs taken upon the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. One depicts a building in Buchenwald with a sign asking war correspondents to go to the press room for assistance and one depicts Allied liberators walking towards the entrance of Buchenwald, on which is hung a banner regarding the triumph of anti-fascism. The photographs are from the collection of Charles (Jeff) Scherz, who liberated the camp with Patton's Third Army.
title: Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs