17 Feb 1945
Austria
Austria
- Dmitry Karbyshev was doused with cold water and was left outside in the winter night at Mauthausen Concentration Camp in occupied Austria. ww2dbase [Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp | Dmitry Karbyshev | Mauthausen, Oberdonau | CPC]
18 Feb 1945
Austria
Austria
- Dmitry Karbyshev passed away from hypothermia in Mauthausen Concentration Camp in occupied Austria. ww2dbase [Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp | Dmitry Karbyshev | Mauthausen, Oberdonau | CPC]
5 May 1945
Austria
Austria
- US 11th Armored Division entered Mauthausen Concentration Camp in occupied Austria region of Germany. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp | Mauthausen, Oberdonau | CPC]
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