Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
September 2008
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator John P. Brooks. Brooks was a soldier in the 65th Infantry Division, which liberated Flossenbürg on April 21, 1945; he also was at Ohrdruf and went to Mauthausen after the war was over. As part of a reconnaissance platoon, his job was to scout the surrounding area, so Brooks did not directly enter the camp. While on the road, he and his comrades did encounter groups of displaced persons, possibly even prisoners on death marches. After the war, he was sent to Hörsching, Austria, a suburb of Linz where there was a small camp.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Austria, Concentration camps--History--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Austria, 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
C65-00012
Recommended Citation
Brooks, John P., "John P. Brooks oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/9
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