Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
August 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator John P. Marcinek. Marcinek was a member of the 104th Infantry Division, which liberated Nordhausen on April 11, 1945. While on the road, his unit found several people wearing ragged prison uniforms, and Marcinek, who spoke some Slovak, was called to translate. The prisoners told them that their guards had left and directed them to an encampment surrounded by double barbed wire. They spoke with the newly-appointed commandant, a Wehrmacht officer who gave Marcinek his gun. In this interview, Marcinek also recounts his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge and on his progression through the Rhineland.
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, Veterans--United States, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00085
Recommended Citation
Marcinek, John P., "John P. Marcinek oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 73.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/73
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