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Reference code
ZA UCT BC1556_U_U1
Title
Correspondence
Date(s)
- 1944 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
The correspondence section of the Erich Brand Collection is comprised of 5 letters.
Name of creator
(1903-1944)
Biographical history
Mr. Erich Brand was born on 21 June 1903 in Offenbach am Main, a city in Hessen, Germany. He was conscripted into the army on 6 November 1940 and it appears that he was killed on 23 November 1944 in Cesena, Italy. He is buried in a German Military Cemetery.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
This collection is the property of the South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- German
Script of material
Language and script notes
Selected English translations are available. To access these please contact the University of Cape Town Libraries' Special Collections.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Note
Erich Brand was stationed in Italy at the time of writing the letters in this collection.
Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brand, Erich (1903-1944) (Subject)