Allen Kalishman Dachau Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0442

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Kalishman documented the buildings where his unit, 287th field artillery battalion, was housed in Dachau. To much of his astonishment, these barracks provided accommodation for those Nazi officers who supervised the concentration camp over a decade earlier. Along with his slides, he enclosed a typed inventory describing them in detail and added a commentary to what it meant for him to see the site of mass murder.

Two photographs, one of the young Kalishman in military uniform and one taken in 2015, are also included in the collection.

Dates

Creation: circa 1955, 2015, undated

Creator

Kalishman, Allen (Person)

Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical/Historical Note

Allen Kalishman was conscripted into the US Army at the age of 20, in 1955. After completing his basic training in Jackson, South Carolina, he provided training at an artillery unit on a rifle range. He was later assigned to serve his last year in the military overseas: in Austria and later in Germany.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection includes slides, photographs, and a written description of Kalishman’s experiences during his one year of military service spent in Austria and Germany from 1955 to 1956 and impressions of the Dachau concentration camp site.