I visited Dachau about 12 years ago. It still stands as one of the most remarkable places I have ever been. The barracks, crematorium, gas chambers. There was evidence of them hanging prisoners from the rafters inside the crematorium to speed things along, and also stories of cremation as the means of execution towards the end.
The overall sense that I walked away with was that this was a DEATH camp. Run by cold, ruthless people fanatically committed to their cause of genocide.
My questions:
was there any clear evidence in those initial moments of liberation that the camp had ramped up production to kill as many prisoners as possible right up to the end?
were forces able to capture any surviving soldiers, or did they mostly find that they had committed suicide (or fled)?
what part of the liberation did he take most personal pride or satisfaction in?
did he have advanced knowledge of the plan to liberate, or were they just marching out from Munich and arrived at the camp?
Please tell him thanks for doing this AMA. He is a hero in my book.
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I visited Dachau about 12 years ago. It still stands as one of the most remarkable places I have ever been. The barracks, crematorium, gas chambers. There was evidence of them hanging prisoners from the rafters inside the crematorium to speed things along, and also stories of cremation as the means of execution towards the end.
The overall sense that I walked away with was that this was a DEATH camp. Run by cold, ruthless people fanatically committed to their cause of genocide.
My questions:
was there any clear evidence in those initial moments of liberation that the camp had ramped up production to kill as many prisoners as possible right up to the end?
were forces able to capture any surviving soldiers, or did they mostly find that they had committed suicide (or fled)?
what part of the liberation did he take most personal pride or satisfaction in?
did he have advanced knowledge of the plan to liberate, or were they just marching out from Munich and arrived at the camp?
Please tell him thanks for doing this AMA. He is a hero in my book.
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