Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Day 73 - The Hiding of Arms at Buchenwald!!

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The tree of Goethe was blown over in the blast and was laying on its side.  Prisoners were now cutting pieces of wood from the tree to make...

Day 72 - My Dad's Prisoner Card

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Elizabeth Kobler Ros from Arizona wrote this piece before she passed away! For me it is an excellent tribute in memory of my Dad and...
Sunday, 22 April 2012

Day 71 - The flames at Buchenwald were as high as those at Auschwitz!

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"An eerie and dusty atmosphere now prevailed - souls had departed but their sacrifice had not been in vain.  A peculiar rushing noise ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Day 70 - The Destruction of Guzloffe Werke!

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"A lot of dust whirled up and obscured the sunlight but more planes were still coming on and suddenly long shining sticks (about one m...
Sunday, 15 April 2012

Day 69 - Bombs and Destruction on August 23, 1944.

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"One day a delegation from the Red Cross came to Buchenwald - there were also others with them too. To us, this was good news, as it w...
Saturday, 14 April 2012

Day 68 - Sabotage and Indentured Couriers!

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"Auspicious symbols had helped get me a better placement within the camp.  For a short time I earned extra porridge and was supplied w...
Thursday, 12 April 2012

Day 67 - Big Targets and Russian Prisoners!

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I sometimes wondered about the first Commando's, the ones now guarded by dogs.  They had grotesque, big targets displayed on their clot...