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The following online resources represent a cross section of information related to the Holocaust available on the World Wide Web. To ease searching, the Web sites are grouped under topical headings and are annotated with brief descriptions. Resources are in English, unless otherwise noted. The Museum does not officially endorse any particular site or its content. We appreciate your comments and feedback about this page; please e-mail the Library at library@ushmm.org.
LiberationLatest update: December 2008  Electronic resources on the liberation and liberators of concentration camps.
104th Infantry Division: Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp
http://www.104infdiv.org/concamp.htm Chronicles the liberation of Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp in Nordhausen, Germany by the 104th Infantry Division, United States Army. Includes photographs, eyewitness accounts by liberators and survivors, and links to related Web sites. Part of the Web site of the National Timberwolf Association, an association of World War II veterans of the 104th Infantry.
11th Armored Division
http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/ Provides a history of the military division, also known as the “Thunderbolts,” that liberated Mauthausen concentration camp in May 1945. Includes photographs, recent articles, and information on current activities.
89th Infantry Division: Ohrdruf Concentration Camp
http://www.89infdivww2.org/ohrdruf/ Web site chronicling the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp near Erfurt, Germany, by the 89th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Includes photographs and eyewitness accounts by liberators and survivors.
The Center of Military History (United States Army)
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/default.htm Web site of the official history center for the United States Army. Provides contact information for its archives and document collection, an online archives, information about CMH publications and exhibitions, and more.
Liberators: 761st Tank Battalion (film)
http://members.aol.com/dignews/l-promo.htm Companion Web site to the documentary film and book Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II, which chronicles African American units that helped liberate concentration camps, particularly the 761st Tank Battalion. Documents some of the historical controversy and debate surrounding the film and book, and provides links to additional resources.
Memory of the Camps (film)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/camp/ Companion Web site to a documentary by the public television program, Frontline, on the liberation of concentration camps, featuring footage originally produced in 1945 but not aired until 1985. Includes the full transcript of the film, press reactions, and links to related sites.
The Seventy-First Came to Gunskirchen Lager
http://home.gwi.net/~nmooney/71st_html/ Independent Web site featuring a scanned and digitized copy of the booklet The Seventy-First Came to Gunskirchen Lager, originally produced in 1945 by the 71st Army Infantry. Documents the liberation of Gunskirchen, a subcamp of Mauthausen in Austria, on May 4, 1945. Includes photographs and eyewitness accounts. Created by John Mooney, a relative of one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
United States Army Military History Institute
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/ Web site of the United States Army Military Institute, the part of the United States Army War College entrusted with preserving the Army's history and providing access to historical research materials. Features an online document repository, finding aids, contact information for research assistance, and an extensive list of links regarding military history.
104th Infantry Division: Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp
http://www.104infdiv.org/concamp.htm Chronicles the liberation of Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp in Nordhausen, Germany by the 104th Infantry Division, United States Army. Includes photographs, eyewitness accounts by liberators and survivors, and links to related Web sites. Part of the Web site of the National Timberwolf Association, an association of World War II veterans of the 104th Infantry.
11th Armored Division
http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/ Provides a history of the military division, also known as the “Thunderbolts,” that liberated Mauthausen concentration camp in May 1945. Includes photographs, recent articles, and information on current activities.
89th Infantry Division: Ohrdruf Concentration Camp
http://www.89infdivww2.org/ohrdruf/ Web site chronicling the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp near Erfurt, Germany, by the 89th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Includes photographs and eyewitness accounts by liberators and survivors.
The Center of Military History (United States Army)
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/default.htm Web site of the official history center for the United States Army. Provides contact information for its archives and document collection, an online archives, information about CMH publications and exhibitions, and more.
Memory of the Camps (film)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/camp/ Companion Web site to a documentary by the public television program, Frontline, on the liberation of concentration camps, featuring footage originally produced in 1945 but not aired until 1985. Includes the full transcript of the film, press reactions, and links to related sites.
The Seventy-First Came to Gunskirchen Lager
http://home.gwi.net/~nmooney/71st_html/ Independent Web site featuring a scanned and digitized copy of the booklet The Seventy-First Came to Gunskirchen Lager, originally produced in 1945 by the 71st Army Infantry. Documents the liberation of Gunskirchen, a subcamp of Mauthausen in Austria, on May 4, 1945. Includes photographs and eyewitness accounts. Created by John Mooney, a relative of one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp.
United States Army Military History Institute
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/ Web site of the United States Army Military Institute, the part of the United States Army War College entrusted with preserving the Army's history and providing access to historical research materials. Features an online document repository, finding aids, contact information for research assistance, and an extensive list of links regarding military history. |
