Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
December 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator William Dorman. Dorman was a combat correspondent with the 84th Infantry Division, which liberated Ahlem and Salzwedel, both sub-camps of Neuengamme, in April 1945, though Dorman was only present at Ahlem. He was with the second group of soldiers that went into the camp and spent a few hours there. He did not have the chance to talk to any of the survivors since they had all been evacuated before he got there, but he did speak with some German civilians. Before the army, Dorman had been a reporter for the Boston Herald-Traveler, and he wrote several stories about the war, all of which were published. Seeing Ahlem affected him very deeply, which he discusses in this interview.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation, World War, 1939-1945--Journalism, Military, War, 1939-1945--Journalists--Interviews, 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
C65-00147
Recommended Citation
Dorman, William, "William Dorman oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 129.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/129
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