European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Kracov, William Liberating Dachau
William Kracov [Annotator's Note: as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd...
Hirsekorn, Fred Liberating Dachau and POW Camps
[Annotators Note: Fred Hirsekorn served in the army as a gunner, then tank commander, and finally tank platoon...
Swift, Robert Liberating Death Camps and Souvenirs
Robert Swift did not meet any of the Russians at the end of the war although they did pass through his area. After the...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Liberating Gunskircken
The forward observers were doing their "usual thing" looking for a high point when William Jucksch said they came upon...
Redmond, Leroy Liberating Moosburg
Word from intelligence was that Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] would make a stand in Bavaria [...
Creekmore, Thomas Liberating Prisoners
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Asher, Adolph Liberating Prisoners
Adolph Edward Asher went to Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany]. Every...
Maxwell, Robert Liberating Southern France
Robert Maxwell and the 3rd Infantry Division was battle ready when the next objective, Southern France, was assaulted....
Feldman, Henry Liberating the Wobbelin Concentration Camp
Henry Feldman knew nothing about the concentration camps before his deployment. He learned of them only when his outfit...
Koenigsberg, John Liberation
John Koenigsberg’s mother escaped to another region in Holland [Annotator’s Note: the Netherlands]. His father worked...
Brooks, Morton Liberation
When he arrived at Berga, Morton Brooks was shocked to find that it wasn't a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]...
Rans, Robert Liberation
While a prisoner of war in Timisu, Romania, Robert Rans was somewhat aware of the significance of the raid on Ploesti [...
Wolff, Robert Liberation
Robert Wolff was liberated in January 1945. They could hear Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany] being bombed....
Angier, John Liberation
[Annotator's Note: John Angier was a prisoner of war in Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany.] The German forces held even...
Baranek, Martin Liberation
The concentration camp at Mauthausen, Austria was infested with lice, and Martin Baranek said conditions were worse...
Towle, John Liberation
John W. Towle was liberated near the end of the war in Europe. British troops were in the northern region of France...
Bloch, Itka Liberation
Itka Bloch remembers the first tank coming in [Annotator's Note: to liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Liberation
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was liberated by Russian soldiers [Annotator's Note: he was a prisoner of war in Stalag III-B...
Colbert, Hugh Liberation
As the war drew nearer and nearer to an end, Hugh Colbert and the rest of the American prisoners in the German labor...
Faust, Virgil Liberation
A month before Virgil Faust was liberated, the prisoners in the camp began hearing the artillery getting closer. Rumors...
Whitman, Philip Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman was captured after bailing out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Liberation
Joseph Yourkavitch was a prisoner for about eight months. There was no radio in the camp and there was no word of the...
Capron, Ed Liberation
Edward C. Capron Jr. was serving with Headquarters Battery of the 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored...
Peardon, Eveline Liberation
Eveline Peardon and her siblings visited the young soldiers every day after D-Day [Annotator’s Note: the 6 June 1944...
Molen, Herman Liberation
Herman Molen remembers that they had to stay on the same floor as the German troops. Molen was eaten up by fleas and...
Hoff, Russell D. Liberation
Russell Hoff never thought he would die in a prisoner of war camp. There was a secret crystal radio kept in the POW...
Stein, Murray Liberation
Murray Stein remarked that they were liberated by the 104th Division [Annotator's Note: 104th Infantry Division]. Stein...
Nathanson, Eva Liberation
Eva Nathanson's fever was getting worse, but all they could do was cool her face with wet cloths. One day, she heard...
Casey, Donald Liberation
In late April 1945, Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Liberation
Henry Freedman and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] were anxiously awaiting their American...
Liberato, Louis Liberation
Louis Liberato was at the Elbe River and aircraft were flying over them. The war was officially over, but they did not...
Wolyn, Monroe Liberation
Monroe S. Wolyn told the German officer he was Jewish. The officer said he would take his head off. He was taken to...
Dumas, Floyd Liberation
A week or so after they [Annotator's Note: Floyd Dumas and another escaped prisoner of war named Bill Robb] got there,...
Samet, Judah Liberation
Judah Samet left by train and remembers passing through Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] where ruins were...
Kleiner, Leona Liberation
Leona Kleiner views her liberation as the best thing in her life except for her family. [Annotator's Note: Kleiner left...
Mock, John Liberation
As they [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow prisoners of war, or POWs] lay there, the 99th Infantry Division...

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