Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Hirsh, Michael
Publication Date
April 2008
Abstract
Oral history interview with Holocaust concentration camp liberator William F. Sutton. Sutton went to Europe with the 63rd Infantry Division but was transferred to the 45th after the Battle of the Bulge; the 45th went on to liberate Dachau on April 29, 1945. On the way to Munich, his unit was diverted to Dachau, arriving at the camp late in the afternoon; they spent about four hours there on guard duty, during which time Sutton did not see any prisoners, and then left, spending the night in the nearby town. The next day, they came upon Allach, a sub-camp of Dachau famous for its porcelain factory. Sutton met a Hungarian prisoner who spoke English, who followed them to Munich and joined his unit, staying with them for the next four months. The man eventually immigrated to the United States, and Sutton visited him several times. In 1990 Sutton and his son attended a reunion of former Dachau prisoners and spoke with some of them.
Keywords
Concentration camps--History--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation, World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States, Veterans--United States--Interviews, Genocide, Crimes against humanity
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
C65-00135
Recommended Citation
Sutton, William F., "William F. Sutton oral history interview" (2008). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 119.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/119
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