Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
March 2008
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Ted Simonson. Simonson was a member of the 42nd Infantry Division, which liberated Dachau on April 29, 1945. En route to Munich, his unit received reports of a prison and went to investigate. There was a brief skirmish, but they quickly took control of the camp and went inside. Simonson was not in the camp for very long, but he did see the death train and some of the survivors, two of whom were killed on the electric fence. His unit was redirected to the town of Dachau, where they asked the civilians about the camp; all of them denied knowing anything. Simonson, a retired teacher, often spoke about the Holocaust to students at his school. In this interview, he also tells some other war stories, including an incident where fellow Dachau liberator Dee Eberhart saved his life.
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
C65-00128
Recommended Citation
Simonson, Ted, "Ted Simonson oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 113.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/113
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