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 Clarence H. Brockman. Brockman was a private first class in the 80th Infantry Division when it liberated Buchenwald on April 12, 1945. Arriving in Europe in the summer of 1944, after D-Day, their first battle was the Battle of Falaise Gap. After that, the division made its way through France, Luxembourg, and Germany on the Central Europe Campaign. While on the way to Buchenwald, Brockman and three others were the first to find a small camp near Weimar. The division encountered several other smaller camps before and after Buchenwald. Brockman describes his experiences at the camps and his reaction to what he saw. He also tells of several incidents where he took German soldiers prisoner.
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
C65-00011
Recommended Citation
Brockman, Clarence H., "Clarence H. Brockman oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 8.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/8
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