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KitFox

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6. My dad was a battlefield medic in this battle. His unit months later helped liberate

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:36 PM

Dec 16

Buchenwald concentration camp. I shudder thinking of the horrors he experienced. He didn’t share any of that with us, rather told us about the resistance villagers that aided them and about getting a travel pass following V E Day to see Salzburg. He stayed in contact by mail and phone over all the years with a number of those he served with. Some came to visit several times. Thank you for posting this. I have a fervent hope that this history will never be ignored or lost.

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