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Bill Leftwich papers

Document | Accession Number: 1999.A.0222.1

Contains the Sgt. Bill Leftwich story and one graphic relating to the liberation of the Landsberg camp. The story describes how the American Army broke the camp, Hurlach #4, near Landsberg on 28 April, 1945, and had liberated 2800 allied prisoners. The graphic, singed by Bill Leftwich and dated June, 1945, shows two camp prisoners with an American tank; and on the other site: one prisoner in a dark room.

Date
1945
Extent
2 items.
Extent
1 folder
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About This Document

System of Arrangement
.1 is the two page document and .2 is the one page, two sided drawing

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received those papers from Sgt. Bill Leftwich on Sept. 1, 1999. Sgt. Leftwich was a Tank Commander, 1st Platoon. F Co., 92nd Cav. Recon. Sqd.,12th Armored Division. His Army had liberated at Landsberg 2800 allied prisoners from Russia, Belgium, Poland and others countries.
 
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