Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Michael Hirsh
Publication Date
March 2022
Date
August 2008
Abstract
Milton Harrison was a member of the 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, part of the 6th Armored Division, who were, according to Harrison, the original liberators of Buchenwald in April 1945. The twenty-two man unit fought its way into the camp, subdued the guards, and interviewed some of the prisoners, spending several hours there; the next day, men from two other division arrived. In this interview, Harrison recounts his experiences at Buchenwald, speaking very passionately against the misconceptions about its liberation. He is also the chairman of the Buchenwald Information Committee.
Keywords
World War II (1939-1945), Holocaust (1939-1945), Concentration camps, Concentration camps--Liberation, Veterans, Genocide, Crimes against humanity, United States. Army. Armored Infantry 9th, Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Extent
00:21:30; 16 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Weimar (Germany)
Language
English
Digital Date
2022
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C65-00054
Recommended Citation
Harrison, Milton, "Milton Harrison Oral History Interview" (2022). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/44
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