William D. Murdy World War II collection, 1944-1945.

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William D. Murdy World War II collection, 1944-1945.

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Photocopies of journals kept by Murdy while serving as a company commander with the 40th Engineer Combat Regiment in France and Germany. Also includes military reports and orders and photographs of war damage, historic sites, Dachau Concentration Camp, and Hitler's mountain retreat near Berchtesgarden.

3 v.

Stephen F. Austin State University, East Texas Research Center

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United States. Army. Engineer Combat Regiment, 40th

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Murdy, William D.

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Resident of Nacogdoches, Tex. From the description of William D. Murdy World War II collection, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956349 ...

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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Chancellor of Germany. From the description of Papers of Adolf Hitler, 1938-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450921 As a result of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on July 20 1944, Adolf Hitler suffered ruptured eardrums from the detonation of an explosive device. The radiographs under reference are reported to have been produced subsequent to these events. From the description of Radiographs : Adolf Hitler. [1944-1970] (New York Academy of Medicine)....

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...