Metadata: Conrad, Eric: papers regarding wartime and post war activity
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- The Wiener Holocaust Library
- Holding institution (official language):
- The Wiener Holocaust Library
- Postal address:
- 29 Russell Square London Greater London United Kingdom WC1B 5DP
- Phone number:
- Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7636 7247
- Web address:
- https://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/
- Reference number:
- 1009
- Title:
- Conrad, Eric: papers regarding wartime and post war activity
- Title (official language):
- Conrad, Eric: papers regarding wartime and post war activity
- Creator/accumulator:
- Conrad, Eric, fl 1945, lawyer
- Date(s):
- 1900/1999
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Scope and content:
- Papers of Eric Conrad, undated, comprise autobiographical accounts (manuscript and typescript) of Eric Conrad's war-time and post-war activities; letter of congratulations regarding his receipt of the American Bronze star and copies of newspaper articles regarding Conrad's exploits.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Eric Conrad was a refugee from Vienna, a lawyer, who later became a chartered acountant. He joined the Pioneer Corps and subsequently transferred to the Intelligence Corps. He was awarded the American Bronze Star for causing the surrender of German troops at Cherbourg. On the surrender of Hamburg, 5 May 1945, he became an announcer on Hamburg radio and was then transferred to the music department which he helped to restart.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Conrad, Eric
- Subject terms:
- Memoirs
- Military
- World War II
- Access, restrictions:
- Open
- Finding aids:
- Online catalogue see https://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/70149
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.
- Wiener Library