Hanneli Pick-Goslar, a Holocaust survivor, discusses her final moments with her friend Anne Frank at Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in northern Germany. Goslar explains that Anne believed her entire family to be dead, and commented on how alone she felt. Bergen-Belsen was liberated on April 15, 1945.
Israel Ketellapper recalls the horrific experiences he endured on a day to day basis during his time in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He remembers how desperate people were to survive and describes the gruesome deaths of his fellow Jews. Bergen-Belsen was liberated on April 15, 1945 by the British army.
Technical Sergeant Robert Roberts remembers capturing the liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp with his camera and recalls setting up a hospital to treat the survivors of the Holocaust. Roberts also remembers walking Germans around to view the atrocities they had facilitated and participated in. On April 4, 1945 Buchenwald concentration … Continue reading
Sergeant Glenn Frazier discusses his experience during the Battle of Bataan that ended on April 9, 1942, including a knife fight he had with an enemy solder and what it was like to be a captured soldier marching toward an unknown fate.
Veteran Ralph Griffith recounts his experience as a soldier during the Battle of Bataan that began on January 7th and ended on April 9, 1942. He explains what conditions were like and describes the warfare he survived during the 3 month long conflict.
Roscoe C. Brown explains how the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II, despite the objections of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
David Brinkley describes what happened when he played with poker with Winston Churchill and President Truman during the Prime Minister’s visit to America to give the Iron Curtain speech on March 5, 1946.
Rita Levi-Montalcini explains why she had to work in a hidden laboratory during World War II as a Jewish person and explains why the isolated work environment turned out to benefit her work. Levi-Montalcini won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for her discovery of nerve growth factor.
World War II veteran Eugene Kessler explains what it was like as we was held captive as a prisoner of war in Germany for an entire year. Continue reading
Joseph J. Mrosko speaks about his experience as an official Marine Photographer in World War II as well as the experience he had going into the military and what bootcamp was like for him Continue reading
