Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Michael Hirsh
Publication Date
March 2022
Date
September 2008
Abstract
Paul Glaz was a sergeant in the 4th Armored Division, which liberated Ohrdruf on April 11, 1945. He and his unit were able to drive their tanks directly into the camp, the guards having previously fled. Glaz spent at least one day in the camp, walking around to see the buildings and the stacks of corpses. He was also present when the battalion commander, Albin Irzyk, and Generals Eisenhower and Patton came to the camp. Irzyk and Glaz became friends early in the war when Glaz helped the then-lieutenant learn about tanks. In this interview, Glaz also tells some other stories from his military experience. Interview conducted on two days: September 28, 2008 and November 1, 2008.
Keywords
World War II (1939-1945), Holocaust (1939-1945), Concentration camps, Concentration camps--Liberation, Veterans, Genocide, Crimes against humanity, United States. Army. Armored Division 4th, Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Extent
00:35:14; 29 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ohrdruf (Germany)
Language
English
Digital Date
2022
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C65-00048
Recommended Citation
Glaz, Paul, "Paul Glaz Oral History Interview" (2022). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 38.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/38
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