Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
November 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Robert Highsmith. Highsmith was a member of the 14th Armored Division, which liberated Ampfing, a sub-camp of Dachau, on May 1, 1945. The division went overseas in October 1944 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where they had two major battles. On campaign through central Europe, they were given the objective to take the Ampfing camp. The guards had already left the camp by that time; Highsmith recalls about that about 100 prisoners remained. In this interview, he describes finding the camp and his reactions to the 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
C65-00059
Recommended Citation
Highsmith, Robert, "Robert Highsmith oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 49.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/49
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