European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dachau today monday May 16, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 Story and photos George solemn quiet is outstanding hallmark of Bavaria s former nazi death Camp by Georg Kordat s very quiet Here. It s quiet because people whisper when they walk through the Gates of the Dachau concentration Camp on april 29. 1945. Troops of the seventh us. Army entered the Camp and found More than 35,000 half starved prisoners including 11 americans. They also found the disease suffering and death that have made the nazi concentration Camps Infa Mous. Dachau still exists no longer a place of torment but As a memorial to those who were imprisoned Here and in the other con silhouetted against the sky is a Section of a Monument dedicated to Dachau prisoners. Cent ration Camps of Hitler s Germany. A sight often seen today along Dachau s gravel streets is that of a former prisoner weeping As he lays a Wreath in remembrance of comrades who died Here. Almost daily relatives of Dachau s dead come to see the ovens where the bodies of their loved ones were incinerated. Estimates of the total number of deaths at Dachau vary from slightly More than 27,000 to More that 100,000, even though it was t a Camp oper ated solely for extermination As were Auschwitz and several others. Dachau concentration Camp is located about 10 Miles North of Munich. It takes its name from the nearby City. The people Here live under a Cloud. One native said when a Dachauer visits other parts of Germany and mentions where he from people turn their Heads. This place is something people want to  the Camp is Here and open for every one to see. Passing through the Entrance the first thing a visitor notices is the silence. There Are no signs asking for quiet but no one s voice seems to Rise above a  the Entrance adding to the feeling of foreboding is one of the four watchtowers from which is guards looked Down upon the  of the buildings that remain Are near the compound s Entrance. The build ing that housed the laundry and Kitchen has been converted into a museum that de tails the history of the third Reich and its concentration  Bunker was Dachau s maximum Security  most important prison ers were kept Here. The Bunker remain open. A visitor May walk into a cell close the door and try to imagine what it was like to be held captive in this tiny cell that a Man can walk across in just two Steps and to listen to the screams of prisoners being beaten in the Bunker Yard. Special benches had been placed there for that  of the remaining buildings is the Jour aus which was the Headquarters of the Camp commandant. In its Iron Gate the words Arbeit Macht Frei work makes you free can still be found. The Barracks Are constructed to look exactly like the originals. The Barracks were Origi Nally intended to House 5.000 prisoners. By the end of world War ii 35,000 captives were crammed into  front of the Barracks is the Roll Call Square. It was Here that the prisoners Day began and ended. Several times thousands Entrance to the infamous Dachau Nail concentration Camp is set alongside a Walch Tower used by is guards to watch prisoners. Of prisoners were forced to stand in the Square All night because one Man was missing. After one such episode 20 dead were carried away in the morning. Just outside the compound is the crematorium. The ovens used to dispose of the bodies of the dead Are still in place. A sign that says prisoners were hanged from Here is displayed from a wooden beam  lost my husband to these ovens said one woman who had come to Dachau from another part of Germany. They took him away one Day and i never saw him again but i know he was Here. I was once very bitter but not so much now. What s done is  the Gas chamber is in a room adjoining the ovens. It s disguised to look like a Shower room. The fake Shower Heads can still be seen As can the opening in the Wall through which the Gas capsule was to be dropped. It is generally accepted now that the Gas chamber at Dachau was never used. Prisoners instead were taken to the Karlheim Castle in Austria to be  on the Walls of the museum pro vide a visual record of the gassings shoot Ings hangings and additional barbarism that took place at each of the concentration Camps. A film on the history of the Dachau Camp which was the first concentration Camp built by the nazis is shown in a Thea Ter in the  carnage at Dachau ended on that Day in april when the american troops appeared at the Camp Gate. Now outside the museum set up so that anyone walking through the compound can see it is a Small Stone Monument. On it is a two word state ment written in English. French German and russian. It says never  every photo of Adolf Hitler on display in the museum has been defaced his face scratched from the photos by what appear to be hundreds of people using knives or other Sharp instruments George Kord it a Inlo Malion specialist Tii aned to the Usa eur he Public attain off ice i Usa eur cites its Best food service facilities Heidelberg bringing Good food to the troops has brought honors for usar eur and seventh army food service facilities. Berlin s 4th in 6th inf. Dining facility took one of the three first place trophies awarded for excellence in food service. The three categories of Competition included Large and Small dining facilities and division Field Kitchen operations. A not so modest comment because we re the Best in Usa eur typifies the spirit of teamwork that brought the 4/6 its award in the Large dining facility . 1. C. Sherwood Lozo assistant food service sergeant said his 22 Cooks deserve the credit. Runner up As Usa eur s Best Large dining facility was the 3rd in 264th Armor at Conn Barracks in  in this category serve More than 200 persons per  Worms military Community s Tauk Kunen Barracks dining facility won in the category for facilities serving fewer than 200 persons per meal. Runner up was the 2501st Supply and transport in. 1st army div. At Monteith Barracks in Furth. Division Competition began this year for Field Kitchen operations serving company size to battalion size groups of diners during tactical Field exercises. This Cate gory s Winner was 1st in 37th Armor. 1st army div at Kalterbach. Runner up was the 3rd army div support come at Frank Furt s Drake  in each of the three categories will now compete for the army wide Philip a. Connelly award for excellence in army food service