Chet and Neil Krause World War II letters, 1941-1946.

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Chet and Neil Krause World War II letters, 1941-1946.

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Approximately 400 letters from Chester "Chet" and Carlton Neil Krause, brothers from Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, during their service in World War II. Neil served with Company C, 11th Infantry, in the Pacific theater and Chet served in the European theater with Headquarters Battery, 565th Antiaircraft Battalion. Both write of fellow soldiers, life on base, news of family and friends from home, and Army life overseas. Chet arrived at Buchenwald Concentration Camp three days after its liberation. The bulk of the letters were written to their parents, particularly their mother but a few are to or from other friends and family.

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Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

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Buchenwald concentration camp, one of the largest in Germany with its 130 satellite camps and units, was situated 5 miles north of Weimar in Thüringen. It was established in July 1937 when the first group of 149 mostly political prisoners and criminals was received. Some 238,980 prisoners passed through Buchenwald from 30 countries. 43,005 were killed or perished there....

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company C.

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