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Wilson D. Brooks papers, 1944-1946, Date acquired: 05/02/2014

 

Summary

Creator:
Brooks, Wilson D., 1912-1983
Extent:
2.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Brooks, Wilson D., Papers. The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_14_0024.

Background

Scope and content:

Wilson Dean Brooks participated in significant events during and after World War II. He was a part of the liberation of Dachau, Battle of the Bulge, and worked as an investigator for the War Crimes Board. His collection contains photographs capturing the liberation of Dachau, a journal describing military life in Europe, which includes details about Battle of the Bulge, and a vast amount of documents that pertain to war crime trials he oversaw as a judge advocate. His case reports on war crimes make up the bulk of his collection and contain testimonies of those impacted, arrest reports, instances of maltreatment and murder, and other information. The files include testimonies of many impacted nationalities, American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, and Ukrainian, The collection includes case files on concentration camps such as Auschwitz, Dachau, Natzweiler-Struthof, Neuengamme, Ravensbrück, Treblinka, Unterriexingen, Vaihingen an der Enz, Welzheim, and Wöbbelin. Also covered in the collection is various cities where forced labor occurred, such as Föhrenwald, Kaufbeuren, Kochendorf, Landsberg, Radom, Rottenburg, Rudersberg, Sandomierz, Ulm, and in notable factories like Daimler-Benz.

Biographical / historical:

Wilson Dean Brooks was born in Pensacola, Florida on May 12, 1912. He married his wife on December 20, 1942 in Georgia. Brooks enlisted in the United States Army on February 22, 1941 at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. He served in the Company B 825th tank destroyer battalion and 42nd Infantry Division as a 1st Lieutenant. After Germany surrendered he worked as a judge advocate during the military trials in Europe. He retired from the United States Army on April 26, 1946. Brooks passed away on October 7, 1983 at the age of 71.

Acquisition information:

Wilson D. Brooks

Donated

Processing information:

Entered 3/18/2017

Revisied 4/15/2017

Revisied 4/16/2017

Revisied 4/18/2017 Revised 5/27/2020

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
War criminals--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
Vaihingen an der Enz (Concentration camp)
Treblinka (Concentration camp)
Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
Neuengamme (Concentration camp)
Natzweiler-Struthof (Concentration camp)
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Sources
War criminals.
Names:
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Rausch, Andreas
Schmidt, Antoni
Zoltan, Farago
Lederhendler, Isaac
Szlafsztajn, Hersz
Tylbor, Rubin
Horewicz, Szlama
Ikok, Janja
Nanowi, Nikolai
Novikow, Nikolai
Aljberdowski, Joseph
King, Albert
Bankier, Israel
Biallan, Heinrich
Fath, Albert
Fellgiebel, Gustav
Finkielstein, Jankiel
Fotszaik, Selig
Fritz, Georg
Inobel, Moezek
Lehmann, Heins
Marthe, Ludwig
Marwit, Leo
Mathe, Otto
Mueller, Hermann
Mueller, Walter
Mueller, Herbert
Neumann, Richard
Schlonker, Herbert
Stock, Karl
Veunau, Rich
Claquim, Alfred
Defoe, Alfred
Klaus, Louis
Mardont, Ran
Peretz, Petro
Cutler, Rosita
Liabar, Hans
Ludman, Raymond
Maier, Johannes
Sztarkman, Henryk
Borensztajn, Mieczyslaw
Fernebuk, Israel
Goldberg, Mojzesz
Goldberg, Kelman
Gotfryd, Aleksander
Korman, Ladysz
Lipszyc, Israel
Lipszyc, Zelik
Ofzer, Pinkus
Rozenberg, Benjamin
Rozenblast, Icek
Wajberg, Israel
Werchajzer, Binem
Centkowski, Marjan
Chudzynski, Stanislaw
Dwerakowski, Stanislaw
Majzner, Stanislaw
Makowski, Mieczyslaw
Makowski, Eljanz
Malek, Jan
Oleski, Antoni
Plazak, Wojciech
Horewicz, Seweryn
Plaskets, Jan
Ratkowski, Eugenjusz
Skrzymski, Tadeusz
Zawierta, Tadensz
Gotfryd, Berek
Kowalczuk, Michal
Sadowski, Feliks
Adler, Szmul
Gutman, Marel
Herszenhern, Abram
Kure, Leon
Herszenhern, Chaim
Akiermann, Berek
Berger, Chaim
Berman, Icek
Chlebowski, Majer
Feldman, Szmul
Fuks, Szlama
Tyrangiel, Hersz
Gerbuer, Mordka
Gutensztajn, Mojzesz
Helfand, Szyja
Kranc, Jakub
Liberman, Szyja
Melchier, Dawid
Melchier, Jerzy
Najaun, Saul
Nisenkier, Mordka
Pinzenbaum, Jakub
Pinczewski, Mojzesz
Rozenbaum, Noe
Rozenbaum, Max
Rubin, Szmul
Sewn, Izak
Sztrajman, Abram
Wajsbert, Mosek
Kohn, Jankiel
Rajsfeld, Szulim
Rottman, Szymon
Blatman, Jakob
Gotfryd, Mendel
Mandelman, Rafal
Reschetow, Wassili, 1897-1943
Pasternak, Rubin, 1923-2001
Dula, Zysel, 1895-1969
Berman, Norbert, 1915-2002
Liebfeld, Josef, 1925-2010
Jakub, Klepfisz, 1911-2006
Wajntraub, Leon, 1916-1973
Klein, Eleanore, 1925-2000
Schelvis, Jules
Jablonski, Antoine, 1893-1944
Herrmann, Ludwig, 1899-1945
Brechenmacher, Hans, 1892-1975
Bechtle, Rheinholdt, 1907-1938
Couphos, Louis, 1922-2013
Bioret, Francis, 1922-1945
Scheinberg, Morris, 1911-1996
Zocher, George, 1921-1945
Sczcygiel, Phillip J., 1915-1984
Kaluza, Anthony J., 1918-1960
Mayer, Franz
Birukow, Alexander
Laymon, Lester, 1912-1995
Florks, Peter
Xanthopoulos, Michael
Vaphides, Dimitrios
Tsatsos, Constantin
Theodorides, Michael
Kukumialos, Dimitros
Wojtanek, Stanislaus
Gajmann, Charlot
Woronow, Boris
Lewzschenko, Peter
Zweig, Leo
Zolty, Joseph
Zelman, Kozakow
Rubinstein, Joseph
Korner, Hans
Kaplan, Isaac
Hoffman, Jacob
Gershinski, Hans
Sherman, Wilton J.
Blackford, Eugene A.
Zeller, William B.
Liphardt, Fritz, 1905-1947
Fuche, Karl
Steiger, Kurt
Voinrich, Hermann
Faller, Hermann
Buchenmayer, Konrad
Seifert, Hans
Rokita, Richard, 1894-1968
Bosse, Wilhelm, 1899-1947
Keim, Leonard
Frank, August, 1898-1984
Walcher, Georg
Kubn, Fritz
Mundrich, Fritz
Birkholt, Helena
Leicht, Heinrich
Foerster, Friederich, 1894-1970
Hagenmeyer, Erich, 1892-1963
Maier, Wilhelm, 1894-1947
Kloebek, Karl
Zoller, August
Kappenstein, Fritz
Heimerdinger, Wilhelm
Sax, Hans
Dahm, Anton
Weller, George
Rentachler, Albert
Maili, Franz
Murshel, Wilhelm
Krowez, Dimitri
Krowez, Oleg
Krowez, Peter
Schwarzhuber, Johann, 1904-1947
Eichelsdorfer, Johann, 1890-1946
Burger, Anton, 1911-1991
Jöst, Heinrich
Weiter, Eduard, 1889-1945
Blancke, Max, 1909-1945
Seidl, Sigfried, 1911-1947
Rahm, Karl, 1907-1947
Buchler, Albert
Schuls, Heinrich
Hahnen, Peter
Mengele, Josef, 1911-1979
Aumeier, Hans
Ruppert, Wilhelm, 1905-1946
Kapke, Erich, 1898-
Wiplinger, Alois, 1904-
Baier, Martin, 1913-
Hermer, Josef, 1894-
Bergl, Karl, 1902-
Eberle, Hermann
Strixner, George, 1888-
Loeff, Herbert, 1905-
Loeff, Hein, 1905
Heimerdinger, Albert, 1891-
von Langdorsf, Karl, 1895-
Schiessl, Georg, 1906-
Haug, Josef, 1902-
Bocherer, Julius, 1899-
Kurz, Georg, 1889-
Walther, Christian, 1891-
Bartsch, Willi, 1895-
Kowald, Joseph, 1886-
Hradilek, Fritz, 1906-
Saile, Wilhelm, 1895-
Dorr, Wilhelm, 1917-
Reis, Emil, 1899-
Schwarz, Hermann, 1896-
Schippers, Hans, 1914-
Janku, Franz, 1895-
Voigt, Karl, 1908-
Szegedi, Michael, 1921-
Birthelner, Johann, 1915-
Blaukowitsch, Franz, 1900-
Schauble, Robert, 1905-
Klein, Friederich
Goenhenwein, Gertrude, 1912-
Munz, Anna, 1903-
Meder, Magda, 1898-
Wolff, Martha, 1916-
Hiestand, Lucie, 1899-
Gebert, Karl, 1902-
Lautenschläger, Wilhelm, 1896-
Mandelman, Hersz, 1912-
Lindzen, Szymon, 1920-
Goldfarb, Chaskel, 1918-
Ender, Hersz, 1916-
Erlich, Wolf, 1921-
Birenbaum, Mordka, 1914-
Szerman, Fajwel, 1919-
Wajntal, Dawid, 1916-
Tabaksblat, Chaim, 1921-
Tabaksblat, Nusyn, 1894-
Taubenblat, Mordka, 1912-
Rapaport, Leib, 1909-
Rapaport, Majlech, 1897-
Przysuski, Chaim, 1927-
Lenderhendler, Jakob, 1912-
Kranc, Mojzesz, 1926-
Konar, Wolf, 1927-
Konar, Moszek, 1925-
Konar, Hersz, 1923-
Henik, Mojzesz, 1932-
Glinewiecki, Natan, 1908-
Tatarka, Chaim, 1924-
Butter, Israel, 1904-
Altman, Chaim, 1909-
Goldfarb, Szlama, 1925-
Fefer, Edmund, 1903-
Kwasny, Wikter
Demidziuk, Aleksander, 1903-
Weintraub, Gimpel, 1918-
Neufeld, Hersz, 1909-
Kampel, Szoel, 1913-
Kaminer, Aria-Leib, 1916-
Fryd, Mordka, 1916-
Fryd, Binem, 1910-
Elfand, Szyja, 1908-
Borensztajn, Chil, 1923-
Akiermann, Israel, 1921-
Sowa, Israel, 1904-
Morgan, Elkana, 1893-
Borensztajn, Majleich, 1904-
Keller, Hermann, 1888-
Zoltan, Lautman, 1924-
Koes, Mieozyslaw, 1917-
Adamczyk, Eugeniusz, 1904-
Celnikier, Jerzy, 1910-
Szymkicaviz, Lipa, 1906-
Grosz, Eugen, 1902-
Walkowsky, Marianne, 1923-
Häfele, Sigmund, 1892-
Franz, Kaster, 1903-
Vacaz Belda, Joachim, 1909-
Linde, Vineus, 1915-
Korn, Karl Christian, 1908-
Koch, Hermann, 1909-
Klenensas, Urboites, 1915-
Vogel, Worner, 1909-
Rosenberg, Leb, 1905-
Mueller, Jakob, 1899-
Mueller, Johannes, 1898-
Gaudion, Thomas
Beier, Maximilian, 1892-
Sager, Renadus, 1921-
Rudakow, Ivan, 1920-
Ritschakow, Nikolai, 1925-
Arabrewster, Theo, 1906-
Nikulie, Jakow, 1913-
Nasarow, Wasili, 1920-
Podsednicek, Steanislav, 1899-
Pireas, Nikaia, 1920-
Konigsmark, Wenzel, 1891-
Hanus, Bohumir, 1905-
Torczelewski, Stanislaus, 1921-
Schostak, Paul, 1916-
Krukow, Timofel, 1902-
Eremkin, Jakow, 1905-
Winogradow, Peter, 1920-
Guise, Zelamire, 1910-
Ywladimzowna, Rosa, 1923
Verhoest, Boudewen, 1925-
Poutrain, Gaston, 1922-
Korschemnea, Michl, 1923-
Heynraets, Johan, 1922-
de Doncker, Charles, 1896-
Baraboschin, George, 1919-
Zamolivitch, Joseph, 1923-
Weiss, Stephan, 1926-
Stropinsky, Leon, 1902-
Shochen, Edel, 1910-
Kovalevsky, Nicholas, 1926-
Rozensztajn, Israel
Rozencwajg, Mordka
Tugentman, Moszek
Wilczyk, Moszek, 1905-
Muszkatblat, Aleksander
Szwarckepf, Alex
Wildfeuer, Szymon, 1925-
Buchman, Chaskiel, 1901-
Brydowski, Kazimierz
Celeban, Marjan, 1910-
Kelanowski, Jerzy
Kohn, Juda
Levinger, Karl
Liszkewski, Jan
Nowicki, Eugeniusz
Rosinski, Ryszard, 1925-
Wajnsztok, Jerzy
Ajzenmann, Josek
Blajchman, Dawid, 1911-
Blajwas, Abram
Cwajszporn, Chaim, 1917-
Cymbalista, Josek, 1905-
Fajtebaum, Szraga
Kaplan, Mojzesz
Kaplan, Nusyn
Kuperszmidt, Szlama
Rosenbaum, Lewi, 1919-
Suchy, Moszek
Szerman, Motek, 1885-
Wasserstrum, Jankiel, 1913-
Adamski, Eugenjusz
Olczak, Michal
Czunaj, Zbignion, 1929-
Benke, Stanislaw, 1922-
Krupa, Stanislaw, 1908-
Huba, Stanislaw
Nadar, Tadeusz, 1919-
Picezarowski, Tadeusz, 1921-
Rzewuski, Jozef
Slusarek, Czeslaw, 1913-
Szalinski, Poliks
Szukala, Hieronim
Zielinski, Marjan, 1919-
Cukier, Kepel, 1920-
Szejnman, Aleksander
Warchisker, Eariel
Kalmanowicz, Szmul
Kalmanowicz, Majer
Librach, Symcha, 1913-
Rychtman, Icek
Kohn, Moszek
Adler, Daniel
Adler, Rubin
Adler, Moszek
Frydman, Szmul
Huber, Chil
Morgen, Aron, 1924-
Waks, Szana, 1912-
Sytner, Tadeusz
Chmielnicki, Jan
Czyzykowski, Czeslaw, 1921-
Giarmatin, Andreas
Grzeskiewicz, Edward
Kyjak, Stanislaw, 1925-
Kur, Wladyslaw, 1904-
Modzelewski, Josef
Moritz, Tadeusz, 1926-
Nagy, Lajos
Resinski, Josef
Rychowiecki, Mieczyslaw
Sajduda, Eugeniusz
Solecki, Tadeusz
Szymkowski, Mieczyslaw, 1909-
Urbanski, Boleslaw
Wosk, Wladyslaw
Witas, Jan
Zieminiski, Stanislaw, 1904-
Ziemba, Jozef
Zuckermann, Peter, 1926-
Fajtek, Berek, 1910-
Dancygier, Israel, 1894-
Langlieb, Zajnwel
Finkielsztajn, Mieczyslaw
Birenbaum, Uszer, 1911-
Gutman, Israel, 1906-
Pasternak, Mayer, 1910-
Kirszencwajg, Wigdor
Rozenberg, Yehuda
Salawa, Wladyslaw, 1913-
Tenanbaum, Mojzesz
Kue, Stefan
von Bonnefont, Jacqueline
Boucher, Michel
Dubois, Franois, 1919-
Giacome, Laurent
Gornik, Adam
Kohn, Marcel
Maier, Johann, 1903-
Bach, Herbert
Ehgartner, Franz
Hirsch, Fritz
Kujath, Hans, 1907-1963
Peters, Alfons
Warzocha, Paul
Hofer, Hermann
Kiegler, Rudolph
Becker, Wilhelm
Kaefer, Karl
Kuhn, Wilhelm
Ebner, Otto
Specht, Karl
Maile, Hans
Bauer, Alfred
Bauer, Paul
Hofmann, Franz, 1906-1973
Moll, Otto, 1915-1946
Schillinger, Josef, 1908-1943
Weber, Joseph, 1902-
Pusenko, Karl
Buck, Karl, 1894-1977
Kramer, Alfred, 1898-1946
Wagner, Wilhelm, 1904-1946
Freuss, Franz
Held, Emil
Gonzalez, Jose
Frielink, David, 1924-
Finkelstein, Jakub
Gensenden, Johann
Nounig, Paul
Strutz, Ernst
Wisstonky, Ernst
Staphan, Wojda
Biemans, Paul, 1923-
Mielczarz, Stanislaw, 1922-
Skubaczowski, Stanislaw
Ejzman, Abram
Ejzman, Gabriel
Pajaezkowski, Wladyslaw
Szuck, Czeslaw
Lodekendler, Izak
Zysman, Fiszel
Maleman, Bajreek
Ziumerspitz, Abram
Friedlender, Georg
Kreps, Mojzesz
Auielkowaski, Edward
Buzynaki, Juljan
Bylik, Jan
Sulafsztajn, Szulim
Benke, Teofil
Galinski, Jozef
Koseialecki, Kazimierz
Slowek, Henryk
Grzenzezak, Zdzislaw
Sterk, Arpad
Szepski, Eugenjusz
Szezawinski, Edward
Wojeiowski, Jerzy
Wozniak, Roman, 1928-
Zak, Jan
Kue, Amolia, 1924-
Pijanowski, Hieromin, 1923-
Knittel, Else
Walerjanowitsch, Polakowskjj Stepan, 1913-
Spelbrink, Izaak George, 1918-
Sergejewitch, Kryzanowskij Gregor
Olexandrowitsch, Schalanij Sachar
Kondratowitch, Marchuk Michael, 1924-
Places:
Dachau (Concentration camp)

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Preferred citation:

Brooks, Wilson D., Papers. The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_14_0024.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA