Originally Posted by MadQuilter
My grandfather was arrested by the SS and sent to the concentration camp in Dachau as a political prisoner. He managed to escape during the American occupation and he walked home which took him about 4 weeks.
My mother was in a movie mini-series. She was only supposed to have a bit role but her humor got her noticed and she ended up in 6 of the 8 parts.
My mum's cousin was a Canadian nurse and was with the first party that went in to Dachau at the end of the war. At the beginning of the war relatives of my husband were imprisoned and died in Dachau.