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Holocaust Photos

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED AND USED BY PERMISSION OF THE BEATTY AND THE JOHNSON FAMILIES

Photos of  Special Agent Michael P Johnson

Photos from WWII and Korea. Michael P Johnson was a special agent for the 14th Criminal Investigation Detachment of the US Army. Attached are 4 photographs he took during his investigation into the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. He testified at the Nuremberg Trials in March of 1946.  He is seen in the first three photos.

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Photos of  James Russell 'Boots' Beatty, FSSF

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James Russell 'Boots' Beatty served in the 1st Special Service Force (FSSF), the first ever elite commando unit and the forerunners of today’s Navy Seals. Specially trained in mountaineering, skiing, amphibious operations, and multiple tactical modus operandi, they accomplished what one German officer called “impossible”. Beatty received a Bronze Star and seven other decorations for his valor.The following are photos he took at the camps.  David Beatty is seen in what appears to be an M8 Light Armored Car in the first photo.

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