Liberator

Paul Sand ITS

Recollections of a Liberator, part 3: Prisoner 21082, Paul Sand

In 1992, Frederick B. Lea recorded his experiences of April 1945, when he witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand during the liberation of two concentration camps: Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Lea was a Captain during the War. He served as company commander of the Headquarters Company, 46th AMB; as Battalion Supply Officer (S-4), and as […]

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Lea Buchenwald Crematorium

Recollections of a Liberator: the liberation of Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Part 2: Buchenwald.

In 1992, Frederick B. Lea recorded his experiences of April 1945. During this month, men of the 4th Armored Division witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand when they overran two concentration camps: Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Lea was a Captain during the War. He served as company commander of the Headquarters Company, 46th AMB; as

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Ohrdruf Concentration Camp

Recollections of a Liberator: the liberation of Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Part 1: Ohrdruf.

In 1992, Frederick B. Lea recorded his experiences of April 1945. During this month, men of the 4th Armored Division witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand when they overran two concentration camps: Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Lea was a Captain during the War. He served as company commander of the Headquarters Company, 46th AMB; as

Recollections of a Liberator: the liberation of Ohrdruf and Buchenwald. Part 1: Ohrdruf. Read More »