Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Michael Hirsh
Publication Date
March 2022
Date
July 2008
Abstract
William C. Galegar was a member of the 99th Infantry Division, which liberated Muhldorf, a Dachau sub-camp, on May 3, 1945. In this interview, he describes his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge and on progress through the Rhineland. They found their first camp towards the end of March when Galegar and his squad were sent out to investigate the surrounding area and discovered a slave camp. One of the prisoners spoke English, and after briefly talking with him they reported the camp's location back to their troop, being unable to do anything for the inmates. They then continued across to the Danube River and to Mühldorf.
Keywords
World War II (1939-1945), Holocaust (1939-1945), Concentration camps, Concentration camps--Liberation, Veterans, Genocide, Crimes against humanity, United States. Army. Infantry Division 99th, Mühldorf (Concentration camp), Battle of the Ardennes (1944-1945)
Extent
01:14:25; 32 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Ardennes; Mühldorf (Germany)
Language
English
Digital Date
2022
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C65-00046
Recommended Citation
Galegar, William C., "William C. Galegar Oral History Interview" (2022). Concentration Camp Liberators Oral History Project. 36.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/concentration_OH/36
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