Ex-Soldier Tells of Prisoner Said to Be Mengele
#1

Anyone ever hear this story?

 

Ex-Soldier Tells of Prisoner Said to Be Mengele

http://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-15/news/mn-3173_1

 

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#2

I havent of this before, but i just came across the same article while searching for info on the 1280th CE for our new member Bob Pearce.

 

quoting from the article:

"According to the Pentagon, Kempthorne was inducted into the Army in January, 1944, assigned to the 1280th Engineering Battalion, trained as a demolition expert and served in Europe from December, 1944 to September, 1945."

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#3

Hello M1-

I have heard this before. It was on a History Channel program about Nazi fugitives. It was a real shame that Mengele slipped through the Allies grasp. Many former SS men changed uniforms (including Himmler) with privates in the regular Wehrmacht in an attempt to avoid prosecution and many got away with it. A shame, but understandable given the task of sorting through several million POWS and DP's.

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