Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
June 2008
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator David Pardoe. Pardoe was in an anti-tank unit in the 63rd Infantry Division, which liberated Landsberg on April 29, 1945. Unlike most American soldiers, Pardoe knew about concentration camps long before he got to Europe, having read about them in anti-fascist publications; he actually expected to liberate people. When his unit got to the camp, several prisoners were wandering around the grounds; he thinks they had already been liberated earlier that day or the day before. Pardoe's unit was only at the camp for a few minutes, and Pardoe did not have a substantial conversation with any of the prisoners. After the war, he became a high school social studies teacher; in this interview, he describes some of the courses he taught and how his war experiences affected his teaching and personal philosophy.
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
C65-00099
Recommended Citation
Pardoe, David, "David Pardoe oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 87.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/87
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