Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
September 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator George Sherman. Sherman was a tank gunner in the 11th Armored Division, which liberated Mauthausen on May 6, 1945. They discovered the camp while looking for the Russian soldiers they were supposed to meet. They could smell the camp long before they arrived at the gates and could hear people yelling. His unit drove into the camp and stopped, seeing the barracks, the dead bodies, and the surviving prisoners; they radioed back to headquarters, and their officers joined them shortly afterward. Sherman was in the camp for about two hours before being sent to continue his mission. The first time he spoke publically about Mauthausen was at an event sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; he was later interviewed by a reporter from his local newspaper.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Austria, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Austria, 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, Jewish veterans--United States--Interviews, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00126
Recommended Citation
Sherman, George, "George Sherman oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 111.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/111
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