Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
August 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Clifford B. Selwood. Selwood was a staff sergeant in the 99th Infantry Division, which liberated Mühldorf, a sub-camp of Dachau, on May 3, 1945. He was originally part of the 69th Infantry Division, but was transferred to the 99th as a replacement before the Battle of the Bulge. His first battle was at Elsenborn Ridge, shortly after meeting the 99th. While hitching a ride on some tanks, they came to Mühldorf and saw the camp; the Americans opened the gates, and the skeletal prisoners wandered through the town looking for food. Selwood saw one eating from barrels of lard and sauerkraut. He and his squad went through a house looking for clothing, which they tossed out to the prisoners. After the war ended, Selwood was transferred to the 1st Infantry Division, and he and a friend ran the supply office during the Nuremberg Trials.
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
C65-00124
Recommended Citation
Selwood, Clifford B., "Clifford B. Selwood oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 109.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/109
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