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 Dominick J. Pecchia. Pecchia was a member of the 63rd Infantry Division, which liberated Landsberg on April 29-30, 1945. While on the march, he and his squad came up to the camp and saw that the gates were open and prisoners were streaming out. Though they hesitated, their squad leader kept them moving away from the camp; they did not have the chance to speak with any of the prisoners. This was Pecchia's only encounter with a concentration camp. In this interview, he also describes the Battle of Waldenburg, which happened shortly after he joined the division in Germany.
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
C65-00103
Recommended Citation
Pecchia, Domenick J., "Domenick J. Pecchia oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 91.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/91
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