Oral History Interview with Norman G. Schneeberg

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Oral History Interview with Norman G. Schneeberg

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October 12, 1989

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Interviewee:
Norman G. Schneeberg
Interviewer:
Philip G. Solomon

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Dr. Norman G. Schneeberg served in the 6th Armoured Division of the United States Army in Southern Germany during World War II. He very briefly describes what he saw at Buchenwald concentration camp two weeks after liberation: the emaciated condition of the survivors, signs prisoners had posted in hospital barracks, and the ovens. Because of language barriers he did not have conversations with the survivors he encountered there. He describes the 20 – 30 survivors that he encountered. He briefly mentions a German citizen who wrote him a letter trying to absolve the German people of guilt.


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