us-005578-irn592755-irn501643
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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Henry Landman was born Heinz Landmann in Augsburg, Germany, in 1920 to Josef Landmann (1895- 1964) and Regina (Recha) Landmann, née Grünebaum. After Kristallnacht, he and his father were arrested and imprisoned at Dachau. The family began arranging their immigration to America and managed to get transferred from the Polish quota to the Russian quota. Josef Landmann left Germany for the United States via England in early 1939. Regina Landmann sailed directly to the United States with her daughters, Johanna (Joan, 1922-1970) and Irma (1923-1985), in August, while Henry Landmann traveled to England in the spring of 1939 and joined his family in November 1939. In January 1943 he was inducted into the United States Army. He was initially assigned to Company B, 18th Battalion, 8th Replacement Depot in Oran but then joined the 3rd Infantry Division, 30th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, landed in Europe at Anzio, fought in Italy, France, Germany, and Austria, and helped liberate his hometown of Augsburg on April 28, 1945. He returned to the United States at the end of September 1945 and lived in New York. Josef Landmann’s parents, Gerson and Sofie Landmann, sisters, Rosa Rodoff and Paula Frydman, and the Rodoff and Frydman families were killed during the Holocaust as were Regina Landmann’s sisters, Minna Wolf and Else Aretz, and the Aretz family.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Richard M. Landman
has beginning date: 1907-01-01
has beginning date: 1935-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has end date: 1992-12-31
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has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: fra
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identifier: irn501643
is or was included in: us-005578-irn592755
record resource extent: boxes oversize folders book enclosure 3 6 3
record resource structure: The Henry Landman papers are arranged as eight series: I. Biographical materials, 1907-approximately 1990 (bulk 1907-1939), II. Correspondence, 1918-approximately 1990 (bulk 1940-1945), III. Departure from Germany and immigration to the United States, 1938-1945, IV. Photographs, approximately 1915-1985 (bulk 1935-1945), V. Printed materials, 1943-approximately 1990 (bulk 1943-1945), VI. World War II memorabilia, approximately 1943-1945, VII. Writings, 1985-1992, VIII. Restitution files and financial records, 1936-2003
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scope and content: The Henry Landman papers contain biographical materials, “V-mail” letters, emigration and immigration files, photographs, wartime newspapers and newsletters, World War II memorabilia, writings, restitution files, and financial records documenting the Landmann family from Augsburg, their immigration to the United States, and Henry Landman’s participation in World War II and the liberation of his hometown. Biographical materials include birth, immunization, medical, and marriage certificates, school and military records, and identification papers for Henry Landman, his parents, and his sister. This series also includes awards, programs, and clippings documenting Henry Landman’s participation in sports activities and military records documenting his active service in Europe and decorations he received during World War II. Also included are receipts for money orders sent to Henry and Josef Landman while they were imprisoned in Dachau in 1938, lists of Jewish residents of Augsburg deported to concentration camps, and lists of Henry Landman’s family members killed in concentration camps. Correspondence files primarily include the “V-mail” letters Henry and his parents exchanged between the United States, North Africa, and Europe during World War II. They also include prewar birthday greetings to his parents, letters from his mother’s sister in Frankfurt, the last letter Henry Landman’s family received from his grandparents, and photocopies of postwar letters from Mr. and Mrs. Alex Oberdorfer to Mr. and Mrs. Jungster describing life in Augsburg during the war and the fates of several of Augsburg’s Jewish residents. Files documenting the Landmans’ departure from Germany and immigration to the United States include records regarding Germany’s requirements of the Landman family before exiting Germany and the United States’ requirements before the Landmans’ immigration. German records document tax requirements, police registrations, and currency laws. American records document…
title: Henry Landman papers