Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

Voice Vision's 25th year

Eugene Arden - February 21, 1984

Contents

Eugene Arden was a corporal during World War II. Arden's military government unit was attached the United States 7th Army as it travelled into Germany. The unit was responsible for closing down Nazi Labor Camps and for establishing DP Camps. The unit eventually helped liberate Landsberg, a sub-camp of Dachau. After the war, Eugene and his unit spent the post-war period in Heidelberg, Germany.

  1. Introduction
  2. Knowledge of Camps
  3. Knowledge of Camps (continued)
  4. Landsberg
  5. Communicating with Inmates
  6. Reaction to Inmates
  7. Return to Normal Life
  8. German Civilians
  1. Helping Civilians
  2. Trading for Supplies
  3. Trouble Communicating
  4. Talking with Fellow Soldiers
  5. Talking to Family
  6. Thoughts about the Holocaust
  7. Thoughts on Germans
  1. list item 3

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