H.L. GLYN HUGHES
Letter from the Belsen liberator and doctor, thanking the recipient for an article about the Belsen liberation which he found very interesting, but highly inaccurate
Autograph letter signed: "Glyn Hughes", in blue ink, 7x5 affixed to a 14x9½ sheet. The sheet bears several unsigned articles relating to the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp. December 8, 1968. In full: "Dear Mr Croxford, Thank you for your letter and the enclosures which were all very interesting. I am quite happy to make any use of my letter to [illegible]. I was so disturbed that in a permanent + supposedly authentic history Dr Barton's article should appear with all it's inaccuracies and assumptions which do not accord with universal opinion. I [illegible] quite frequently meet prisoners who were in Auschwitz and Belsen. I am enclosing my autograph on a separate sheet [item not included]. Yours sincerely". As Deputy Director of Medical Services for the British Second Army, Brigadier H. L. Glyn Hughes (1892-1973) assumed responsibility for care of the survivors of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, which was liberated from the Nazis on April 28, 1945. He led efforts to save the 60,000 emaciated survivors, many of whom had been death-marched there as the Germans retreated from other territories. Subsequently, Hughes was the star witness at the war crimes trial of the camp's commandant. Hughes was also a major figure in the world of rugby, serving as President of two British teams, Blackheath (1930-1955) and the Barbarians (1955-1973). Fold near upper margin. Slightly soiled. Faint stains across. Backing sheet creased, folded, and toned. Otherwise, fine condition.