Liberation of Nazi Camps: Darrell Romjut

During the invasion of German-held Austria, the U.S. 11th Armored ("Thunderbolt") Division overran two of the largest Nazi concentration camps in the country: Mauthausen and Gusen. On May 5, 1945, the 11th arrived in Gusen, which had originally been a subcamp of Mauthausen. The division's arrival prevented the SS guards from murdering thousands of concentration camp prisoners by dynamiting the underground tunnels and factories where the inmates had been forced to work. The very next day, the unit liberated Mauthausen.

In this interview, Darrell Romjut, a veteran of the 11th Armored Division, speaks with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum about his experiences during liberation.

To learn more about the 11th Armored Division or about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum visit http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10006142.

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• Division
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• Mauthausen
• Gusen
• Concentration
• Camp
• Liberation
• USHMM
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• Romjut

[Mrsteddyz]

you have to remember these soldiers were 18-25 year old men. My grandfather was one of them, he to this day can't talk about it.

[notgay89]

that's bullshit! a vast majority of prisoners looked healthy? why are innocent people prisoners anyways? your ideology of hate is demeaning to all of humanity.