Ernest Kellermann papers, 1940s

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Summary

Creators:
Kellermann, Ernest
Abstract:
Kellermann was a guerrilla fighter on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. His papers document the operations of the Bogdan Khmel'nitskii guerrilla force in Slovakia during the final months of the Second World War.
Extent:
1 manuscript box (.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Slovak and Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ernest Kellermann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Documents the operations of the Bogdan Khmel'nitskii guerrilla force in Slovakia during the final months of the Second World War. Materials include fighter lists, a letter book, meeting minutes, orders, passes, certificates, and maps of areas where the unit conducted activities. The lists indicate that most members of the force were local residents, with a smaller number identified as likely Soviet escaped prisoners of war, deserters, or stragglers from other units.

Biographical / historical:

Kellermann was a guerrilla fighter on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He was born in 1893 in Horné Bzince, near Nové Mesto in present-day Slovakia, and studied law in Budapest. He served in the First World War and later became involved in spirits manufacturing, establishing several distilleries in interwar Czechoslovakia. In September 1944, he joined the Bogdan Khmel'nitskii guerrilla unit under Colonel Slepsinskii and subsequently entered the Soviet Army in March 1945, following its entry into Czechoslovakia.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2025.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ernest Kellermann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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