World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Poland
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joe Hyams research and manuscripts on Janusz Korczak, 1939-1980
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1479 Series 4
Scope and Contents
Research, drafts, and manuscript materials for the book, "A Field of Buttercups," which novelizes the history of Janusz Korczak and his Jewish orphanage in Warsaw, Poland, during World War II. Includes maps, transcripts of a diary, scripts and screenplays, a book on Korczak, reviews of "Field of Buttercups," transcribed clippings, and interview notes, dated 1939-1980.
Dates:
1939-1980
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Joe Hyams papers
Albert L. Winkler interview with Herbert K. and Erika W. Commichaux
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2778
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an interview (64 pages) conducted by Albert L. Winkler and Corey Clement on November 9, 2001. Commichaux tells about his position as a company commander in the German Army with the rank of captain. He participated in numerous campaigns including the invasion of Poland in 1939. He fought on the Russian front from 1941 to 1945, was wounded twice, and was captured by the United States Army in 1945. Also included is an interview of Commichaux's wife, Erika, on the same...
Dates:
2001
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections