Walter Herlinger Collection
Abstract
Letters by Walter Herlinger to his family in Germany and in the United States.
Dates
- 1933-1941
Creator
- Herlinger, Walter (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, and English.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Walter Herlinger left Munich in 1933 afraid of being arrested by the Gestapo. He traveled through France, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt and ended up in the Philippines, where he worked for a German engineering company. At night he fought with the Philippine Guerillas against the Japanese. He married an American nurse named Elizabeth in 1941, and the couple had a daughter, Anne. Walter was captured by the Japanese in 1944 and interned as a POW, his fate is unknown. Elizabeth and Anne returned to the United States.
Extent
8 Folders
- Title
- Inventory of the Walter Herlinger Collection, 1933-1941 AR 11006
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
