Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
July 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Albert J. Adams. Adams was a member of the 11th Armored Division when it liberated Mauthausen-Gusen on May 5, 1945. Arriving in Europe in late 1944, the division progressed through France, Belgium, Germany, and Austria during the Battle of the Bulge and the Central Europe Campaign. Adams describes his experiences leading up to their arrival at Mauthausen, which they learned about from other American soldiers. One of the camp's prisoners approached him and asked, in English, to borrow his carbine, which he allowed. This prisoner then took Adams on a complete tour of the camp, showing him the buses, quarry, and other things. Adams and his division remained in Mauthausen until the war ended.
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, 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
C65-00002
Recommended Citation
Adams, Albert J., "Albert J. Adams oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/2
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