Colonel Augustus Regnier at Gunskirchen Lager

“AND AFTERWARDS..” BY CPL. JERRY TAXWe pulled into Wels, Austria, that morning in two jeeps and a three quarter ton radio truck. In the lead jeep were Colonel Augustus Regnier, C. O., 66th Infantry Regiment,...

Gunskirchen Lager Liberation 3 – The States Heard

“THE STATES HEARD” Major Cameron Coffman, Fort Thomas, Ky., Public Relations Officer of the 71st Division, visited Gunskirchen Lager on the afternoon of May 4, 1945, shortly after its liberation by American troops. The news...

Gunskirchen Lager, a German concentration camp near Lambach, Austria

Section 2: Gunskirchen Lager "THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED"By Captain J. D. PletcherIt was V-E Day. While the world celebrated, the weary men of Company "K", 5th Regiment, 71st Infantry Division, commanded by Capt. Horace S. Berry...

Gunskirchen Lager Monument

To: Austrian Embassy 3524 international Court, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Att: Honorable Helmut Tuerk, AmbassadorNOV. 5, 1997Dear Mr. Tuerk,My name is Mason Dorsey. I am a veteran of the 71st Division of General George Pattons'...

Gunskirchen Lager Pamphlet | The Americans Have Come – At Last

Related ContentFelix L. Sparks, We Were There & Dachau Liberation William Cowling, Report from Dachau Charles V. Ferree, Dachau Liberation & Chuck’s Experiences "THE AMERICANS HAVE COME -- AT LAST" Capt. J. D. Pletcher, Berwyn, Ill., of the 71st Division Headquarters...

Over 50 years ago, a tattered 71st infantry division arrived in Northern Austria at Gunskirchen. This site records what they found there as produced at the timeby staff of the liberators themselves. This...

71st at Gunskirchen – Thumbnail Image Directory

Thumbnail Image Index The pictures on this page link to the larger images. Approximate large image sizes are shown under each thumbnail. ...

The 71st Infantry at Gunskirchen Lager, Austria – 1945

Personal accounts of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp in Gunskirchen Austria by four members of the 71st Infantry. From a booklet published by the liberators themselves in 1945.

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