Sidney Bernstein papers, 1943-1945.

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Sidney Bernstein papers, 1943-1945.

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Includes a recollection of Bernstein about World War II: "A chilly day, April 29, 1945...ours was the lead tank, Able Company, to enter the city of Dachau. The 157th Infantry, 45th Division who we supported, captured the concentration camp. I discovered a man and a woman shivering in their striped prisoner clothes. I had just begun speaking with them in Yiddish when we had orders to move on. They told me they worked in neighboring satellite factories and had met at the fence separating the two factory areas. They begged me to come to the camp with them. My buddies unloaded the huge box of food we carried while some of the others ran into nearby houses and brought out armloads of warm clothes to give them. A couple of infantrymen said they would see the couple and the food safely back to their camp. I regret I never knew their names, but I'll never forget them and still wonder what their future held for them."

.45 cubic ft.

Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society

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Bernstein, Sidney Josh, 1922-2008

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Sergeant in the U.S. Army; served in the European Theater from 1943 to 1945. From the description of Sidney Bernstein papers, 1943-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 436095772 ...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 157th

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Dachau (Concentration camp)

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The Dachau concentration camp was established in March 1933. It was the first regular concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) government. It was located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the northeastern part of the town of Dachau in southern Germany. During the first year, the camp had a capacity of 5,000 prisoners. Initially the internees were primarily German Communists, Social Democrats, trade unionists, and other political opponents of the Nazi re...