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We have received the following
Email;
I am researching into an incident which occurred on April 16, 1945, in
my hometown of Hilden, Germany. Three US soldiers (members of the 13th
US Armoured Division) where executed by two German officers, who were
later sentenced to 20 yrs. and 1 yr. of imprisonment. The US tank (I
think it was a M24 Chaffee) was ambushed under a railroad bridge on the
road from Hilden to Düsseldorf within the Hilden city limits.
As the 303rd Infantry Regiment of the 97th US Infantry Division
advanced through Hilden on the same day, I wondered whether there would
be any veterans remembering this event.
There is a picture of the three
blanket covered bodies of the three US soldiers on the internet
http://herstory07.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/more-like-a-monday/.
I am working together with our local city archives and one US family
(grandson and granddaughter of one of the victims) on the
reconstruction of the events and any information, pictures or contacts
to veterans you feel able to provide would be greatly appreciated.
Could you post a request on your internet homepage? I am especially
interested in eyewitness accounts and looking for a Medical Corps
soldier (Capt. Freeborn) who was mentioned as an eyewitness in the
trial files, and the US Signal Corps photographer who took the only
picture known so far (internet link above).
Hope you can help and if you have any questions or information, please,
do not hesitate to contact me.
With kind regards,
Juergen Zielasek, MD
Hilden, Germany
Please contact Bob Rowland if you have any information.
The latest Check Point Newsletter may be viewed here.
Members
of the 97th;
We need your input to include in the newsletter and/or web site.
Your stories NEED
to be documented and posted.
Please, these items are historical artifacts that should be preserved
for future generations.
I hate to say it, but time is running out. We need your input into the
Check Point and
web site.
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