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World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Dern manuscript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2008 Box 1 (08.0001-08.0074), Folder: 08.0073 - Folder 1
Identifier: 08.0073
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the memoir of Richard Dern who served in the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front during World War II.

Dates: 1925-2001; Other: Majority of material found within 1923-2001; Other: Date acquired: 2008-03-03; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-06-09

George Linker collection

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2008 Box 2 (08.0075-08.0199), Folder: 08.0149 - Folder 1
Identifier: 08.0149
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a memoir, picture, and discharge paper from a Russian prison camp, and certificate from the town of Trebbin about Linker's experience in the Kriegsmarine, Army, and Russian POW camp.

Dates: Created: 1928-1957; Other: Majority of material found in 1939-1945; Other: Date acquired: 08/20/2008

John D. Griffin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 06.0181
Content Description

This collection relates to John D. Griffin, a World War II memorabilia collector who assembled this collection. This collection contains letters and documents related to a German soldier who was killed in action on the Russian front in 1943, German death notice cards, Japanese propaganda, Honorable Discharge forms and certificates, Pretzel, Gillepsie and Stouffer letters discussing their time in China, the initiation of the Pretzel Stouffer Law Firm, and photographs at the China House in Chongqing, China.

Dates: 1938-1990; Other: Date acquired: 09/06/2019