When the inmates of the camps died, the starved and tortured prisoners
were thrown into railcars for burial later. In their haste to flee the
camps, the Nazis left the prisoners to fend for themselves.
After the liberation of the camps, those victims who could walk, hurried
to the incoming soldiers begging for food and water. Some of the
prisoners were angry at only receiving candy bars, as they wanted real
food. It was only after the camps were secured that the Army brought in
food.
My father and my cousin, Sgt. Sam Klein of the 3rd Calvary, which
liberated the Ebensee Camp, saw firsthand about the Nazis inhumane
treatment of their captives.
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