Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
July 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator Sigmund Liberman. Liberman was a private in the 104th Infantry Division, which liberated Dora-Mittelbau on April 11, 1945. When they captured the camp, he and several other men went to see it; Liberman thinks he was chosen to go because he was Jewish. Several of the prisoners approached them, and he was able to speak to them a little in Yiddish. He was sent to bring people from the nearby town to bury the bodies; when they got back to the camp, other soldiers had the task of supervising the burials while Liberman and his unit went on. Liberman has been frequently interviewed about his military service and was formerly the commander of his local Jewish War Veterans group. In this interview, Liberman also recounts his Battle of the Bulge experiences.
Keywords
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Personal narratives, 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, Jewish veterans--United States--Interviews, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00077
Recommended Citation
Liberman, Sigmund, "Sigmund Liberman oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 65.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/65
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