WWII: The Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, April 29, 1945, Germany

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3. Interesting, esp. how your bro. and kids would explore

the remains. Do you speak German? I studied it in school but am now rusty.

My father was also an artillery officer, Lt. AAA 7th US Army and at the Dachau liberation when he was 24. One summer when my sister and I returned from Europe, including a visit to Munich, Freiburg and Salzburg he handed me some memorabilia that I've kept ever since - an SS patch possibly from Dachau, some of his insignia and other mementoes.

Although we have few details of his military service I've been researching it more of late. He stayed over with the Army of Occupation in Munchen and had a fairly bad case of battle fatigue when he returned home.