Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
8-20-2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with military historian Hugh F. Foster III. Foster, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and Vietnam veteran, has studied the Dachau liberation since 1990 and is frequently consulted by other researchers. In this interview, he analyzes the American offense during the last few months of World War II, discussing why divisions frequently stayed in concentration camps for only a few hours, or even passed them by altogether. He also addresses the longstanding debate between the 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions about who actually reached Dachau first, and the question of how the Army was equipped to care for thousands of liberated prisoners.
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
C65-00045
Recommended Citation
Foster, Hugh F. III, "Hugh F. Foster III oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 35.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/35
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