82nd Airborne - revamped site
#14

Hello Marion,

 

Here we go.

The picture below is from Concentration Camp Wöbbelin near th city of Ludwigslust and was a sub camp of the Neuengamme concentration camp. The SS had evacuated from other camps to prevent their liberation from the allies. At ist height, Wobbelin held some 5.000 inmates, many of whom were suffering fom starvation and desease.

 

On may 2, 1945, the 8th infantry Division and the 82nd Airborne Division encountered Wobbelin. Living conditions in the camp they arrived were deplorable. There was little water or food and some prisoners had resorted to cannibalism. When the units arrived they found about a 1000 inmates dead in the camp. In the aftermath the US Army ordered the townspeople in Ludwigslust to visit th camp and bury the dead.

 

Megalles and his men where the first to enter.

 

img141.jpg

 

Best regards

 

Ronald

Reply


Messages In This Thread
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Frank Gubbels - 03-25-2009, 04:11 PM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by moose - 03-25-2009, 06:21 PM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Jeeper704 - 03-26-2009, 06:07 PM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Frank Gubbels - 03-27-2009, 05:44 AM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Frank Gubbels - 03-27-2009, 08:40 AM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Frank Gubbels - 03-27-2009, 11:55 AM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by civilwargal - 03-27-2009, 01:34 PM
82nd Airborne - revamped site - by Ronald - 07-16-2009, 09:27 AM

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Request for 82nd airborne info Walt's Daughter 5 9,906 03-04-2011, 09:09 AM
Last Post: Walt's Daughter
  Cauquigny Church Stained Glass Project - 82nd A/B Walt's Daughter 2 6,090 07-22-2009, 05:13 PM
Last Post: Walt's Daughter
  82nd Airborne. colinhotham 0 3,288 01-16-2009, 07:48 AM
Last Post: colinhotham
  Huebner - 82nd Airborne Walt's Daughter 5 8,522 11-05-2007, 05:29 PM
Last Post: Walt's Daughter
  Cletus J Shelton - 82nd Airborne Walt's Daughter 4 6,225 07-29-2006, 08:49 AM
Last Post: Walt's Daughter
  82nd Airborne Campaigns Walt's Daughter 8 405,103 04-01-2005, 04:01 PM
Last Post: Custermen



Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)