Created by Tom Horn on 2 May 2010, Last Update on 2 May 2010

Mauthausen-Gusen Librated - 5 May 1945

The 41st Recon Squad of the US 11th Armored Division led by S/SGT Albert J. Kosiek arrive at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. It had been one of the largest labour camps in Europe and had resulted in the deaths of between 122,766 and 320,000 inmates.

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Tags : Germany,United States,Attrocity,Holocaust,Europe

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