Papers, ca. 2000.

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Papers, ca. 2000.

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Talks about his unit's arrival in France and participation in the battles/operations of the Northern Appenines, the Rhineland and Central Europe. Includes stories about liberating American POW's, killing snipers, and the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. Includes photocopied photographs of Hatch's unit and Dachau.

1 fd. (29 p.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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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...

Hatch, Myron, 1919-

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Myron Hatch served in US 7th Army, 1269th Combat Engineer Battalion as Platoon Sergeant during World War II. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. From the description of Papers, ca. 2000. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51592135 Latter-day Saint (Mormon). Served in the U.S. Army in World War II and participated in military campaigns in France and Germany. From the description of Interview, 2000 Feb. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367572268 ...