Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
September 2008
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator James Rose. Rose was a medic with the 42nd Infantry Division, which liberated Dachau on April 29, 1945. His unit was headed towards the area of Dachau and, as they were walking, started to smell the camp, which they thought might have been a gas leak. They continued walking for several more miles before getting to the camp. Rose and his unit went inside and briefly went through the camp, but did not spend long there before they had to continue moving; they did see the crematoria and, on their way out, the death train. Rose did not speak about the camp until 1990 when he joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars and started giving talks at schools. In this interview, he also explains how he earned his two Bronze Stars and reads a short letter from President Truman.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation, World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00117
Recommended Citation
Rose, James, "James Rose oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 104.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/104
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