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Vengeance at Dachau

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Testimony of: Pfc. John P. Lee, 42083511, Company "I", 157th Infantry, 1st Squad,

and 2nd Platoon.

Taken at: Pullach, Germany. (Near Munich)

Date: 4 May 1945. By: Lt. Col. Joseph M. Whitaker, IGD,

Asst. Inspector General, Seventh Army.

The witness was sworn.

206 Q Please state your name, rank, serial number and organization.

A Pfc. John P. Lee, 42083511, Company "I", 157th Infantry, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon.

(The witness was advised of his rights under the 24th Article of War.)

207 Q Do you remember the taking of the Dachau Internment Camp?

A Yes, sir.

208 Q Were you present when the SS men were separated from the other prisoners of war?

A Yes, I was.

209 Q How many of the SS men were separated from the other prisoners?

A I could not answer that in the first place; I refuse to answer that under the 24th Article of War.

210 Q Were you the American soldier in charge of those prisoners of war and responsible for them or were you operating under someone else's orders?

A Yes, sir.

211 Q Under whose orders?

A The commanding officer's.

212 Q What is his name?

A Lt. Walsh.

213 Q What were the orders which you received from Lt. Walsh?

A To keep the prisoners covered. That is all, he just said to keep the prisoners covered. I had a BAR.


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