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Testimony of: T/3 Henry J. Wells, 39271327, Headquarters Military Intelligence Service, ETO,

APO 887.

Taken at: Worgl, Austria.

Date: 15 May 1945. By: Lt. Col. J. M. Whitaker, IGD,

Asst. Inspector General, Seventh Army.

The witness was sworn.

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

A Henry J. Wells, T/3, 39271327, Headquarters Military Intelligence Service, ETO, APO 887.

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

567 Q Do you remember the taking of the Dachau Concentration Camp?

A I don't quite understand you.

568 Q Do you know where it is?

A It is near Munich.

569 Q Were you there the day it was taken from the Germans?

A Yes, sir.

570 Q From which side did you enter the camp?

A From the main gate.

571 Q Were you alone or were there other soldiers with you?

A There was Capt. Mac Laughlin; Pvt. Dimanski, Headquarters 222nd Infantry.

572 Q Was that before or after the arrival of General Linden?

A That I couldn't tell you, sir.

573 Q Where did you go after you entered the main gate?

A Inside the camp.

574 Q You mean inside the stockade proper?