The SPECOU enters Dachau

Atrocities

Master Caption Story, “Life At Dachau Concentration Camp”
Master Caption Story, “Life At Dachau Concentration Camp”
Master Caption Story, “Life At Dachau Concentration Camp” Ivan Moffat, Dachau, May 4th, 1945 Facsimile © Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California

Every day, the head of each unit writes an assessment of the activity of the day. As specified at the bottom of each page under the heading "IMPORTANT", the writer must: "spell names correctly, identify all personalities, locations, organizations, weapons, equipment." The Master Caption Story, written to complement the Caption Sheet, is more than a mere summary.

It is a well documented story with good articulation of the events that have been filmed. It is the second time already that these pictures are looked at, the first time they had been looked at by the lenses of the cameramen. Ivan Moffat, a former student at the London School of Economics, is its brilliant and major writer.

First jewish service

Rabbi David Max Eichorn was one of the first Jewish chaplains to enter Dachau after the liberation of the camp on April 30th, 1945. He was a member of the XV Corps of the U.S. Army. On May 5th, he performs a religious service.

Master Caption Story, “Dachau – The First Jewish Service”
Master Caption Story, “Dachau – The First Jewish Service”
Master Caption Story, “Dachau – The First Jewish Service” Ivan Moffat, Dachau, May 6th, 1945 Facsimile © Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California