76th anniversary of the liberation, Award ceremony

Stanislav Zámečník Research Award and General André Delpech Award of the Comité International de Dachau

 |  01.05.2021  | 16:00—18:00

Two awards presented by The Comité International de Dachau honor historical research on the Dachau concentration camp and the role of those who further the work of commemoration.

 

Presentation of the Stanislav Zámečník Research Award of the Comité International de Dachau to Johannes Meerwald for his master’s thesis “Spanische Häftlinge im KZ-Komplex Dachau (1940–1945). Deportation, Lagerhaft, Folgen”
[Spanish Prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp complex
(1940–1945): Deportation, Internment, Consequences]

Live discussion with General Jean-Michel Thomas, President of Comité International de Dachau, Prof. Sybille Steinbacher, chair of the judging panel, Dr. Barbara Distel (award presentation speech) and Johannes Meerwald

 

Presentation of the General André Delpech Award of Comité International de Dachau to Dee Eberhart, veteran of the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division, US Army and liberator of the Dachau concentration camp

With speeches by General Jean-Michel Thomas, President of Comité International de Dachau, and Dee Eberhart, veteran of the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division, US Army