us-005578-irn78876
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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 some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 177
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn78876
record resource extent: folder 1
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Collection of 12 photographic prints documenting the Dachau concentration camp immediately following liberation. Images include photos of the Dachau death train and other scenes found in the camp; dated April-May 1945. Collection also contains one newspaper clipping from"The Field Dispatc" published for the 20th Armored Division, dated 29 May 1945, and containing an article lauding the 27th Tank Battalion for their recent performance; and a roster of the 27th Tank Battalion of the 20th Armored Division. Materials were brought home from the war by Clarence M. Sullivan, Jr., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (donor’s husband), who served in this unit of the US Army.
title: Clarence M. Sullivan, Jr. collection