DACHAU…. Matricule 77.164 by Jean Migeat – Diary of a Prisoner in the Dachau Death Camp, published about a year after his liberation. September 1946. First Edition. One of the earliest testimonies ever published regarding the events inside the Dachau death camp. Rare.
This harrowing diary describes the author’s experiences in the Dachau death camp. It begins with his capture by Gestapo soldiers, who falsely assured him that he would return home that night. The account continues with his arrival at the camp alongside 900 other prisoners, many of whom were executed before his eyes. The diary details the horrific conditions in the camp: the brutal fights over meager soup rations, forced labor under the scorching sun, the freezing cold at night, the terrible overcrowding in the barracks, the torture he endured, and the grim fate of his friends. He also recounts a particularly horrifying event in which fellow prisoners were shot before him and describes the fate of those who attempted to escape the camp. Additionally, Migeat narrates the anticipation of the prisoners as they awaited the arrival of the Allied forces, who they had heard were advancing towards the camp, and the events of the liberation days.
At the beginning of the booklet, the author writes that his sole purpose is to expose the truth about the atrocities committed in the Nazi death camps, in an effort to help heal the scars carried by camp survivors after the war.
Extremely rare, only one copy listed in the WorldCat global library catalog, in a library in France.
77 pages. 15 cm. Printer’s copy – many of the pages were not cut during printing. Stain on the back cover. Condition: Good – Very Good.
