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Tirelis (Voldemars) diaries
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  • Title: Voldemars Tirelis diaries
    Date (inclusive): 1945-1946
    Collection Number: 79020
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: Latvian
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to conditions in Allied prison camps at Grewensmühl and Neuengamme, Germany, and Zedelgem, Belgium. Photocopy.
    Creator: Tīrelis, Voldemārs
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Voldemars Tirelis diaries, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Senior warrant officer, 1st Riga Police Regiment, Latvian Legion, during World War II; prisoner of war, 1945-1946.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to conditions in Allied prison camps at Grewensmühl and Neuengamme, Germany, and Zedelgem, Belgium. Photocopy.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Latvia
    Prisoners of war
    National socialism
    Waffen-SS.. Grenadier-Division, 15