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 Elmer Chalcraft. Chalcraft was a member of the 63rd Infantry Division, which liberated Kaufering, a sub-camp of Dachau, on April 29, 1945. While proceeding on the Central Europe Campaign, the division encountered a group of German prisoners who had surrendered to the British. Shortly afterwards, they continued down the road and found the camp. According to Chalcraft, he and his comrades were there only a short time before other American soldiers, possibly from the 36th Infantry Division, told them to leave. Chalcraft describes the prisoners and his reaction to them.
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
C65-00018
Recommended Citation
Chalcraft, Elmer, "Elmer Chalcraft oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 15.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/15