1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Landau letter.

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1981 International Liberators Conference collection of liberator testimonies Landau letter.

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Consists of a letter written by Rudolph P. Wirth on 24 Mar 1981 concerning the liberation of a concentration camp at Landau, Germany, by the 101st Us Airborne Division.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Council

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Wirth, Rudolph P.

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st

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Historical note: The First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division was sent to Vietnam in 1965. It was the third United States Army unit to arrive. In December of 1967, the remainder of the division was deployed to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam in Operation Eagle Thrust. The 101st was the only army division ever airlifted directly into combat. C-141 aircraft carried 10,356 paratroopers and 5,118 tons of equipment directly into the war zone. From the description of Deployment record, 1967. (...