Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
August 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Bob Fasnacht. Fasnacht was originally a soldier in the 70th Infantry Division, but was transferred to the 80th Infantry Division when the Battle of the Bulge started in 1944. The 80th liberated Buchenwald on April 12, 1945 and Ebensee, a sub-camp of Mauthausen, on May 4, 1945. Fasnacht was present at the Ebensee liberation. A photographer before being drafted, he accompanied some units that were headed to Ebensee, where he took some pictures of the camp. Fasnacht frequently speaks about his experiences to schools and other groups; at one such event, he met a man who had been one of the Ebensee prisoners he helped liberate.
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, American, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Veterans--United States, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00040
Recommended Citation
Fasnacht, Bob, "Bob Fasnacht oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 32.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/32
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