Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

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Eugene Arden - February 21, 1984

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
9. Helping Civilians
10. Trading for Supplies
11. Trouble Communicating
12. Talking with Fellow Soldiers
13. Talking to Family
14. Thoughts about the Holocaust
15. Thoughts on Germans