Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Michael Hirsh
Publication Date
March 2022
Date
November 2008
Abstract
Anthony Acevedo was a medic in the 70th Infantry Division, captured at the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent first to Stalag IX B, was interrogated there, and was then sent to Berga along with 350 other American prisoners of war. Acevedo describes the incident that, in his opinion, led to this: while a teenager in Mexico, he heard a radio message about German spies, which he reported to his father, a public official. He continued to work as a medic while in Berga, keeping records and trying to help his fellow prisoners. They left Berga on a death march, and were eventually liberated by the American army.
Keywords
World War II (1939-1945), Holocaust (1939-1945), Prisoner-of-war camps, Concentration camps, Death marches, Concentration camps--Liberation, Veterans, Prisoners of war, Genocide, Crimes against humanity, Military medicine, United States. Army. Infantry Division 70th, Battle of the Ardennes (1944-1945), Stalag IX B, Battle of the Ardennes (1944-1945), Military medicine
Extent
00:20:59; 11 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ardennes; Berga (Thuringia, Germany); Mexico
Language
English
Digital Date
2022
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C65-00003
Recommended Citation
Acevedo, Anthony, "Anthony Acevedo Oral History Interview" (2022). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/3
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