Documenting the horrors of Mauthausen concentration camp
Summary
LeRoy "Pete" Petersohn, an Army medic, helped free the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp during World War II when he was 22 years old. He wrote a letter home that described the terrible conditions he saw, aiming to record the events for history.Key Facts
- LeRoy "Pete" Petersohn was an Army medic at age 22.
- He helped liberate the Mauthausen concentration camp during World War II.
- Petersohn wrote a letter home describing what he witnessed at the camp.
- The letter provided evidence of the horrors inside the camp.
- His son shared that Petersohn wanted to make sure history would remember these events.
- Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp with tragic conditions for prisoners.
- The story was featured in a CBS News report.
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