Buchenwald concentration camp photographs
Collection Overview
The collection consists of four photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp taken in April 1945, shortly after its liberation by the U.S. Army. Photographs show the grounds, bunks, and gallows within the camp.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Goodin, Benjamin (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Historical Note
Buchenwald concentration camp was constructed in 1937, about five miles northwest of Weimar, Germany. It housed political prisoners, Jews, and other groups targeted by the Nazis. Inmates at Buchenwald and its subcamps performed forced labor for the Nazis and other German private businesses throughout World War II.
In early April 1945, as American troops approached Buchenwald, prisoners were forced on a death march. On April 11, the remaining prisoners, after hearing about the approach of the Americans, stormed the watchtowers and seized control of the camp. The U.S. Army arrived later that afternoon and liberated the camp. Major Benjamin Goodin, an operations officer with the 6th Armored Division, visited Buchenwald on April 13 and afterwards was given the photographs that comprise this collection.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Abstract
The collection consists of four photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp taken in April 1945, shortly after its liberation by the U.S. Army.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are decscribed at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2007 by Benjamin Goodin.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, January 2012.
Subject
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- United States. Army (Organization)
Source
- Goodin, Benjamin (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp Photographs, 1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rebecca McClure
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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