Liberator Thomas D'Aquino Testimony | USC Shoah Foundation

[@angelinaanderson481]

My grandfather helped liberate 2 camps….. growing up I didn’t understand why he would say to us kids “be grateful u r not speaking German right now!” We grew up grateful for every single meal we had & we treated every person we came in contact with well and with respect. We thought German was a very dirty word…..later he became friends with a German man who was also in the German army who had been captured by the Russians and was in a gulag for 5 yrs. They started traveling and speaking together about their experiences. This. Man’s testimony touched my heart ♥️. 1:00:15

[@emmcee662]

These were young men who never in a million years could have imagined what they were going to come upon. How incredibly traumatic it must have been - almost impossible to absorb. Bless this gentleman

[@deltaboy767]

My grandfather who was born and raised in the feee city of Danzig, fled when Germany invaded in 1939, he was given up by a Polish family for $20 in 1944, and was sent to Auschwitz, and then on a death march to Dachau. He said he'll never forget when the Americans came into the camp, one solder opened fire on the guards, he became good friends with one of the soldiers, named Martin Schuller.

[@MichaelMartinez-cm6ei]

Thank you sir god bless you

[@kathleenklein4231]

This valuable information. My dad and uncles were all in the service and my dad was in Germany. He went to Dachau after the war. He never really talked about his time over there. Minimal to no information. I was fascinated by this man's story.

[@johnforeman634]

This is awesome! I’ve listened to many of these liberation accounts, but he’s the first one to openly admit that they blasted those SS rather than capture them! So many guys kind of allude to things but are hesitant to admit it.

[@K38rescue]

The best of humans

[@deborahdean8867]

Such a shame in light of current events. At least it seems the world learned never again, but not 'them".

[@MissAPierce]

Thank you for your service and your testimony, Mr. D'Aquino.

[@ericlove6331]

Everyone needs to hear this...

[@pamkydes7826]

Why is volume so low on so many Testimonies? Such a shame.

[@southerncross86]

I have just came by chance the first I saw was the testimony of kitty Moxen, austchwitz survivor. These videos should be shown to new generations. And yes, most of them in quite low volume.