Germany fought three major colonial wars from 1900 to 1908: the Boxer War in China, the Herero and Nama War in Southwest Africa, and the Maji Maji War in East Africa. Recently, historians have emphasized the role of German military culture in shaping the horrific violence of these conflicts, tracing a line from German atrocities in the colonial sphere to those committed by the Nazis during World War ...

Clarence William (Toby) Kuhn (1909-1978) was a medic in the United States military. He trained in Arkansas, England, and Ireland and saw combat in North Africa and Germany. He participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

Uniform patch issued to Dr. Edmund Lusthaus when he served in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and seventeen days later, the Soviet Army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where he served as a physician. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Polish POWs were released ...

Dog tag with his name, birth date and place, and blood type issued to Dr. Edmund Lusthaus, a medical officer in the 2nd Polish Corps, a unit of the British Armed Forces during World War II. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and seventeen days later, the Soviet Army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where ...

Leather trifold wallet with three pockets used by Dr. Edmund Lusthaus to store documents and photographs while serving as a medical officer in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army. When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Lusthaus was drafted into the Polish Army. Seventeen days later, the Soviet army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war ...

Uniform patch with a Polish eagle on a red castle issued to Dr. Edmund Lusthaus when he served in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and seventeen days later, the Soviet Army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where he served as a physician. When Germany invaded the Soviet ...

Decorative brown leather wallet purchased by Dr. Edmund Lusthaus in Egypt circa 1943 where he was stationed with the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, as a medical officer. When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Lusthaus was drafted into the Polish Army. Seventeen days later, the Soviet army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, ...

George Lieber (1926-1963) was born Georg Eisenstein on July 16, 1926 in Vienna, Austria to Elsa Lieber and René Eisenstein (1894-1968). His mother, Elsa Lieber (nicknamed Liesl, 1899-1996), was born Elsa Löw on January 28, 1899 in Döbling, Austria to Joseph Löw (1857-1949) and Adelheid Löw (née Klinger, 1863-1941). George had a twin brother, Paul Eisenstein (1926-1930?), and an older brother, Peter ...

Consists of one memoir, 12 pages, entitled "Looking Back, But Not in Anger: The Story of One who Eluded the Holocaust by the Skin of his Teeth," by Herbert P. Paisley, originally of Berlin, Germany. In the memoir, he describes his childhood in Germany, schooling in Belgium, imprisonment in St. Cyprien and Gurs, joining the French Foreign Legion and later the British Pioneer Corps, where he worked as ...

Elzbieta Lusthaus was born on May 15, 1938, in Krakow, Poland to Edmund and Helena (Amkraut) Lusthaus. Edmund was born in Brzozow on August 2, 1899, and attended medical school at Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov. Helena was born in Przemysl on June 8, 1911, but grew up in Sanok and worked as an assistant pharmacist. Edmund and Helena married on May 17, 1936, and settled in the resort town of Iwonicz. ...

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Arthur Jacob Fuld (Artur Jakob Fuld), originally of Gießen, Germany, including his immigration to the United States via Cuba in 1941, his United States Army service as a sergeant with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corps, and his marriage to Ursula Gertrud Erftemeier in 1949. Included are identification papers, army records, birth certificates, ...

<p>This collection contains correspondence relating to the estate of Betty Wixon (née Davidsohn) and her German pension awarded for loss of earnings under the Hitler regime.</p>Correspondence re estate and a copy of her death certificate and draft affidavit for Betty Wixon's restitution claim.<div><br /></div>

Nazi Party Labor Day 1934 pin, likely given to Lieutenant Jack Wheelis by Herman Göring during his imprisonment at Nuremberg from 1945-1946. Labor Day (also known as May Day) takes place on May 1 to celebrate laborers and the working classes. In April 1933, after the Nazi party took control of the German government, May 1 was appropriated as the “Day of National Work,” with all celebrations organized ...

Helena Nunberg (born Chaja Bajla Glidman, 1911-1995) was born on February 19, 1911, in Łódź, Poland. Her father, Izrael Glidman, who was a “mohel” (ritual circumciser), died in 1926 and her mother, Dwojra Gutman Glidman, who was a seamstress, took care of Helena and her younger brother, Abram (b.1914). In 1936 Helena married Józef Lisek. In May 1940 she and her family were forced into the Łódź ...

Born on July 15, 1920 and raised in West Plains, Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks, Hoyt Wayne Jones graduated high school at 16 in 1936. Drafted into the Army in 1942 and commissioned as a second lieutenant, he served in the Signal Corps in Africa, England and France. After filming the liberation of some of the first camps in Germany, he suffered a breakdown which would alter the course of his ...

Identification documents, military records, immigration documents, postcards, and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Lore (née Baron) and Simon Rosen, both of whom survived in England. Documents include is Lore’s 1939 Kindertransport identification card, British Army pay books and Soldier’s Release Books, Simon’s British passport, documents related to the Rosen’s immigration to ...

Consists of one typed memoir, circa 40 pages plus photographs, photocopied, and written in the spring of 1996 by Eric Hoffman, entitled "Eric Hoffman: For My Family, For My Children, For My Grandchildren." The memoir details Hoffman's life growing up in Münster, Germany; his move to Antwerp, Belgium; his voyage to Palestine in 1939; his wartime service in the British Royal Army Service Corps and his ...

Helen Bates Rickert (later Helen Simmons, 1915-2011) was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, to Charles (1885-1962) and Bessie (1885-1925) Bates. She had six siblings, Charles Jr. (1907-2003), Betty (1909-?), Edward (1911-1972), Doris (1916-?), William (1920-?), and Beatrice (1923-?). In the 1930s, Helen married Arthur Rickert (1914-1937), who soon died of scarlet fever. Helen trained as a nurse at Abington ...

Orientation Film no. 7, Reel 6. International events cause the US to enter into World War II. Winston Churchill signs a document for more ships. A map shows US bases along the Caribbean to protect the Panama Canal. In Berlin, Hitler shakes hands with Japanese diplomats. A sign reads, "Mr. Berle Assistant Secretary of State" and he speaks of the pact of Berlin and the alliance of the Axis powers. Text ...

Jakovas (Jacob Josef) Bunka (1923-2014) was born in Plungė, Lithuania, to Leib (1895-1943) and Toybe Ril Bunka. Jakovas had three sisters, Dina, Hene, and Chane, and one brother, Avrom Lazar. His father fought for Lithuanian independence after World War I, and was awarded a Freedom medal and some land to work. Roughly half the town’s population of 5,000 were Jewish. Jakovas’ family regularly attended ...