Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 21)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 1 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 1 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 22)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 2 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 2 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 23)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 3 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 3 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 24)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 4 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 4 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 25)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 5 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 5 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 26)
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 6 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
Document Type: Letter
Date: April 11, 1945
Location: Paris
Author: Major General Dragoun
Subject: Position and job of liaison officers watching over Soviets (page 6 of 6)
Summary: After America started to liberate several Nazi camps, our Russian allies wrote this letter, giving a general statement to the Americans on how Soviet prisoners will be handled. The Russian general, Major General Dragoun, lists out guidelines of what the liaison officers should do concerning the Soviet prisoners, making sure all Soviet prisoners are taken care of and treated properly. The Russians are especially careful to mention to not recruit Soviets for any foreign armies or legions.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 27)
Document Type: Letter
Date: May 5, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Martin W. Joyce
Subject: Francs found within Dachau camp
Summary: While excavating the Dachau camp, Capt. Taylor found 267,405 francs. The report was sent out on May 5, 1945.
Document Type: Letter
Date: May 5, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Martin W. Joyce
Subject: Francs found within Dachau camp
Summary: While excavating the Dachau camp, Capt. Taylor found 267,405 francs. The report was sent out on May 5, 1945.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 28)
Document Type: Notice describing a Joyce post-war speech
Date: October 25, 1945
Location: 14 Somerset Street, Boston
Author: The Boston City Club
Subject: Joyce’s lecture on Nazi Brutality
Summary: Joyce was invited to speak and recount at the Boston City Club about his experience of the atrocities that happened within the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. As noted he will discuss the brutalities that priests, ministers, scientists and educators - every kind of man and women - endured while in Nazi camps.
Document Type: Notice describing a Joyce post-war speech
Date: October 25, 1945
Location: 14 Somerset Street, Boston
Author: The Boston City Club
Subject: Joyce’s lecture on Nazi Brutality
Summary: Joyce was invited to speak and recount at the Boston City Club about his experience of the atrocities that happened within the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. As noted he will discuss the brutalities that priests, ministers, scientists and educators - every kind of man and women - endured while in Nazi camps.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 29)
Document Type: Public Notice
Date: May 16, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Dr. Ali Kuçi, Chief of the Press and Culture
Subject: The return of lost or stolen property
Summary: Committee members and officers are being notified that a tractor and a motor car have been stolen, they therefore request that they be returned immediately. They claim that items have been stolen by the ex-prisoners and ask that the National Committees to investigate the case and give a report on it in the next 24 hours.
Document Type: Public Notice
Date: May 16, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Dr. Ali Kuçi, Chief of the Press and Culture
Subject: The return of lost or stolen property
Summary: Committee members and officers are being notified that a tractor and a motor car have been stolen, they therefore request that they be returned immediately. They claim that items have been stolen by the ex-prisoners and ask that the National Committees to investigate the case and give a report on it in the next 24 hours.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 30)
Document Type: IPC Announcement
Date: May 16, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: International Prisoners’ Committee Information and Culture Central Press Bureau
Subject: Vehicle Registration Mandate
Summary: All vehicles must be declared and registered within the next 48 hours. They will be given permissions (licenses?) with the following information: Type of Vehicle, Registration Number, Driver’s Name, Motor Number, and Primary Use.
Those who drive without a license will be arrested and their vehicle requisitioned. The IPC is considering moving all the women out of the camp. A plan is being made to return to all prisoners their personal belongings, starting with those who are to be repatriated (Dutch, French, Belgians, and Luxembourgers).
Document Type: IPC Announcement
Date: May 16, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: International Prisoners’ Committee Information and Culture Central Press Bureau
Subject: Vehicle Registration Mandate
Summary: All vehicles must be declared and registered within the next 48 hours. They will be given permissions (licenses?) with the following information: Type of Vehicle, Registration Number, Driver’s Name, Motor Number, and Primary Use.
Those who drive without a license will be arrested and their vehicle requisitioned. The IPC is considering moving all the women out of the camp. A plan is being made to return to all prisoners their personal belongings, starting with those who are to be repatriated (Dutch, French, Belgians, and Luxembourgers).
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 31)
Document Type: Public Notice
Date: 1945-1946, unconfirmed
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci, Chief of the Press and Culture
Subject: American Red Cross provided postcards.
Summary: The American Red Cross has granted said Dachau victims the ability to send messages to their families and friends in Western Europe, including France, Belgium, and Luxembourg in due time. They cannot guarantee the reliable transport to many of the people living in the Balkans. Individual postcards addressed by the actual victims is, as noted, a more personal and solidified communication for their families. Further notice will be given when reliable delivery is available.
Document Type: Public Notice
Date: 1945-1946, unconfirmed
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci, Chief of the Press and Culture
Subject: American Red Cross provided postcards.
Summary: The American Red Cross has granted said Dachau victims the ability to send messages to their families and friends in Western Europe, including France, Belgium, and Luxembourg in due time. They cannot guarantee the reliable transport to many of the people living in the Balkans. Individual postcards addressed by the actual victims is, as noted, a more personal and solidified communication for their families. Further notice will be given when reliable delivery is available.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 32)
Document Type: Secret Note
Date: May 17, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Charles Resenbloom; Dr. Ali Kuçi, International Prisoners Committee (IPC)
Subject: Secret note concerning dangerous people in the camp
Summary: The Chief of Press requests that all National Committees make a list of the dangerous people in their groups. They should then make sure that those people leave the camp with the last group being repatriated. The list should be made immediately and given to the Secretary of the IPC.
Document Type: Secret Note
Date: May 17, 1945
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Author: Charles Resenbloom; Dr. Ali Kuçi, International Prisoners Committee (IPC)
Subject: Secret note concerning dangerous people in the camp
Summary: The Chief of Press requests that all National Committees make a list of the dangerous people in their groups. They should then make sure that those people leave the camp with the last group being repatriated. The list should be made immediately and given to the Secretary of the IPC.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 33)
Document Type: Regiment Distribution
Date: April 25, 1945
Location: Concentration Camp, Buchenwald
Author: Frank J. McSherry, Supreme Headquarters
Subject: “Report on Inspection of German Concentration Camp at Buchenwald”
Summary: This report calls for the inspection of a German Concentration Camp for Political Prisoners. It includes a list for several armies that will be assigned the deed.
Document Type: Regiment Distribution
Date: April 25, 1945
Location: Concentration Camp, Buchenwald
Author: Frank J. McSherry, Supreme Headquarters
Subject: “Report on Inspection of German Concentration Camp at Buchenwald”
Summary: This report calls for the inspection of a German Concentration Camp for Political Prisoners. It includes a list for several armies that will be assigned the deed.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 34)
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 1 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buchenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the prisoners and the history of the camp
Summary: The camp was continuously operating since the formation of the Nazi party. It had 20,000 (sic) surviving at the time of liberation. The prisoners ranged from young to old, educated to uneducated, from being a Jew to not, etc.
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 1 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buchenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the prisoners and the history of the camp
Summary: The camp was continuously operating since the formation of the Nazi party. It had 20,000 (sic) surviving at the time of liberation. The prisoners ranged from young to old, educated to uneducated, from being a Jew to not, etc.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 35)
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 2 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buchenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the conditions and purpose of the camp
Summary: This is about the physical conditions of the camp and the mission of the camp. This camp was established to torture the prisoners and kill them: the rate being about 200 a day. It describes the different physical characteristics of the buildings at the camp: the Little Camp, the Regular Barracks, the Hospital, the Medical Experiment building and the Body Disposal Plant.
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 2 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buchenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the conditions and purpose of the camp
Summary: This is about the physical conditions of the camp and the mission of the camp. This camp was established to torture the prisoners and kill them: the rate being about 200 a day. It describes the different physical characteristics of the buildings at the camp: the Little Camp, the Regular Barracks, the Hospital, the Medical Experiment building and the Body Disposal Plant.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 36)
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 3 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buckenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the body disposal plant
Summary: The document describes a thorough protocol of what the camp does with bodies, before and after the incineration. It describes everything from the roll calls in the mornings to the number of bodies that can fit within each chamber.
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 3 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buckenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: the body disposal plant
Summary: The document describes a thorough protocol of what the camp does with bodies, before and after the incineration. It describes everything from the roll calls in the mornings to the number of bodies that can fit within each chamber.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 37)
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 4 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buckenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: Rations, tattooing, SS attempted evacuation and the conditions of the camp when the American Army arrived.
Summary: The prisoners were extremely under-fed with a 500- 700 calorie meal each day. The Red Cross packages intended for the prisoners were taken and eaten by the SS guards. The guards, and their wives would kill and skin prisoners that had extensive tattooing and would make the skin into souvenirs such as lampshades and bookends. Once the SS guards discovered the camp was going to be liberated they fled with around 5,000 prisoners. The killed most of these prisoners, but a few got away. When the American Army reached the camp there were only around 700 surviving prisoners and 80% of them were beyond rehabilitation.
Document Type: Prisoner Inspection (p. 4 of 4)
Date: April 16, 1945
Location: Buckenwald on the north edge of Weimar
Author: Brig. Gen. Eric F. Wood, Lt. Col. Chas. H. Ott, and CWO S. M. Dye
Subject: Rations, tattooing, SS attempted evacuation and the conditions of the camp when the American Army arrived.
Summary: The prisoners were extremely under-fed with a 500- 700 calorie meal each day. The Red Cross packages intended for the prisoners were taken and eaten by the SS guards. The guards, and their wives would kill and skin prisoners that had extensive tattooing and would make the skin into souvenirs such as lampshades and bookends. Once the SS guards discovered the camp was going to be liberated they fled with around 5,000 prisoners. The killed most of these prisoners, but a few got away. When the American Army reached the camp there were only around 700 surviving prisoners and 80% of them were beyond rehabilitation.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 38)
Document Type: Person account “Last Days of Dachau” Pt. 1 (p. 1 of 2)
Date: May 16th, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci
Subject: Final days of Dachau before liberation
Summary: Brief story written about the final days before liberation, particularly April 23. Rumors pervaded the prisoners’ conversation about what regions in Austria were being liberated by Allied forces, yet as no information could be verified, this was a source of both fear and joy. There was possibility of liberation, but prisoners were receiving inadequate food rations and there was the danger of massacre. The SS and camp guards began burning documents and other damning evidence in the camp. Himmler gave orders to evacuate the camp, and the SS began moving the Jews out.
Document Type: Person account “Last Days of Dachau” Pt. 1 (p. 1 of 2)
Date: May 16th, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci
Subject: Final days of Dachau before liberation
Summary: Brief story written about the final days before liberation, particularly April 23. Rumors pervaded the prisoners’ conversation about what regions in Austria were being liberated by Allied forces, yet as no information could be verified, this was a source of both fear and joy. There was possibility of liberation, but prisoners were receiving inadequate food rations and there was the danger of massacre. The SS and camp guards began burning documents and other damning evidence in the camp. Himmler gave orders to evacuate the camp, and the SS began moving the Jews out.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 39)
Document Type: Person account “Last Days of Dachau” Pt. 1 (p. 2 of 2)
Date: May 16th, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci
Subject: Final days of Dachau before liberation
Summary: Brief story written about the final days before liberation, particularly April 23. Rumors pervaded the prisoners’ conversation about what regions in Austria were being liberated by Allied forces, yet as no information could be verified, this was a source of both fear and joy. There was possibility of liberation, but prisoners were receiving inadequate food rations and there was the danger of massacre. The SS and camp guards began burning documents and other damning evidence in the camp. Himmler gave orders to evacuate the camp, and the SS began moving the Jews out.
Document Type: Person account “Last Days of Dachau” Pt. 1 (p. 2 of 2)
Date: May 16th, 1945
Location: Dachau
Author: Dr. Ali Kuci
Subject: Final days of Dachau before liberation
Summary: Brief story written about the final days before liberation, particularly April 23. Rumors pervaded the prisoners’ conversation about what regions in Austria were being liberated by Allied forces, yet as no information could be verified, this was a source of both fear and joy. There was possibility of liberation, but prisoners were receiving inadequate food rations and there was the danger of massacre. The SS and camp guards began burning documents and other damning evidence in the camp. Himmler gave orders to evacuate the camp, and the SS began moving the Jews out.
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Doc. 40)
Document Type: Correspondence
Date: May 17, 1945 (Original messages from March 28, 1945)
Location: Dachau, Germany and Oranienburg, Germany
Author: RSHA Oranienberg, Dr. Ali Kuçi, and Weiter
Subject: Dachau Camp Status and Himmler’s Orders
Summary: In this document, the Reich Security Head Office (RSHA) is inquiring about the status and general statistics of Dachau with a list of questions. A reply is given from Weiter, followed by an extract from Himmler’s order to Dachau and Flossenburg. The order says to evacuate the camps and prevent prisoners from falling into the hands of Allied forces.
Document Type: Correspondence
Date: May 17, 1945 (Original messages from March 28, 1945)
Location: Dachau, Germany and Oranienburg, Germany
Author: RSHA Oranienberg, Dr. Ali Kuçi, and Weiter
Subject: Dachau Camp Status and Himmler’s Orders
Summary: In this document, the Reich Security Head Office (RSHA) is inquiring about the status and general statistics of Dachau with a list of questions. A reply is given from Weiter, followed by an extract from Himmler’s order to Dachau and Flossenburg. The order says to evacuate the camps and prevent prisoners from falling into the hands of Allied forces.
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