Colonel Augustus Regnier at Gunskirchen Lager

“AND AFTERWARDS..” BY CPL. JERRY TAX We 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. Pletcher It 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, Ambassador NOV. 5, 1997 Dear Mr. Tuerk, My name is Mason Dorsey. I am a veteran of the 71st Division of General George Pattons'...

Hotel Modern’s KAMP

As a member of many groups to do with the Holocaust and remembrance, I recently found an e-mail that sparked my interest. I came across the performance art piece KAMP, but Hotel Modern (a Dutch...

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