75 years ago, on May 5, 1945, soldiers of the U.S. Army liberated Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Upper Austria. An estimated nearly 200,000 prisoners passed through the Mauthausen camp system between August 1938 and May 1945. At least 95,000 died there, more than 14,000 of those were Jewish. Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower, who inspected camps in Germany, later wrote to his wife Mamie, “I never dreamed that such cruelty, bestiality and savagery could really exist in this wor
0:53
75 years ago, on May 5, 1945, soldiers of the U.S. Army liberate…
42.3K viewsMay 5, 2020
FacebookU.S. Embassy Vienna
May 5, 1945 — Liberation of Mauthausen By early May 1945, the Third Reich was collapsing. Yet inside the granite walls of Mauthausen concentration camp, suffering continued. The infamous “Stairs of Death” — 186 uneven steps from the quarry floor — had long served as a brutal instrument of punishment. Emaciated prisoners were forced to carry heavy stone blocks upward; many collapsed, and many did not survive the climb. When American forces arrived on May 5, they encountered thousands of prisoners
0:11
May 5, 1945 — Liberation of Mauthausen By early May 1945, th…
1.1K views2 months ago
FacebookHistory about Native
UNCENSORED: Liberation of Mauthausen | The Last Nazi Death Camp | 11th Armored Division May 5, 1945
56:15
UNCENSORED: Liberation of Mauthausen | The Last Nazi Death …
170 views6 months ago
YouTubeBattleground Chronicles WWII
75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camps - United States Department of State
75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Mauthausen-Gusen Concentra…
Dec 16, 2020
state.gov
Some 20,000 participants gathered at the #Mauthausen concentration camp over the weekend to mark its liberation by U.S. forces on May 11, 1945. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Director of Global Social Action, spoke at the event and presented a replica of a makeshift American flag sewn by Mauthausen prisoners as the end of the war—and their liberators—neared. The prisoners commandeered sheets from the camp’s SS laundry for the flag’s background panel and Nazi banners for the
1:12
Some 20,000 participants gathered at the #Mauthausen concentratio…
5.1K viewsMay 13, 2025
FacebookSimon Wiesenthal Center
When American and Soviet Soldiers Met at Mauthausen | Liberation 1945
23:41
When American and Soviet Soldiers Met at Mauthausen | Liberation 1945
12 views6 months ago
YouTubeAllied Soldier Stories
REVEALED: The Forgotten Liberation of Mauthausen Death Camp (May 5, 1945) | Raw Historical Footage
55:11
REVEALED: The Forgotten Liberation of Mauthausen Death C…
54 views6 months ago
YouTubeWarfront Stories WWII
Mauthausen - ID Cards/Oral Histories | Holocaust Encyclopedia
Sep 5, 2018
ushmm.org
0:09
On May 5, 1945, soldiers of the United States Army liberated the …
8.5K views2 months ago
YouTubeAround The Past
Liberation - KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen
Jun 29, 2017
mauthausen-memorial.org
12:38
George Sherman: The Liberation of Mauthausen
1K viewsAug 25, 2015
YouTubeTogether We Remember
Concentration Camps, 1942–45 - Historical Film Footage | Holocaus…
Jan 1, 2009
ushmm.org
0:10
Liberation of Gusen Concentration Camp – Rare 1945 Footage #short…
27.9K views11 months ago
YouTubeDark Pages of History
Mauthausen Gusen concentration camp - Alchetron, the free social e…
Jun 25, 2018
alchetron.com
2:49
🇺🇸🕯🇦🇹 On May 11th, 2025, we were deeply honored to commemorate the 80t…
924 views1 year ago
FacebookU.S. Embassy Vienna
3:17
Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen, Austria. HD Stock Fo…
23.1K viewsMar 12, 2014
YouTubeCriticalPast
35:14
What Happened When US Troops Liberated Mauthausen concentrati…
54 views3 weeks ago
YouTubeWW2 Warzone
8:28
KZ Mauthausen (Part 1)
304.6K viewsJan 12, 2009
YouTubelxsofia
8:45
Documenting the Path of American Liberators (part 4)
12.4K viewsSep 19, 2007
YouTubeUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum
34:23
Mauthausen: Inside the Camp Where Over 100,000 Prisoners Per…
184 views5 months ago
YouTubeWarRoomDiaries
2:26
Mauthausen
70.7K viewsMay 3, 2017
YouTubeMatthew Weir
2:17
Liberation of Nazi Camps: Ross Snowdon
13.6K viewsAug 16, 2007
YouTubeUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum
2:03
Mauthausen Liberation Commemoration 2023
1.8K viewsMay 9, 2023
YouTubeUSEmbassyVienna
21:07
The MOST BRUTAL Nazi Camp You’ve Never Heard Of - MAUTHA…
17.9K views10 months ago
YouTubeHistory on Fleek
12:47
What Americans Did to SS Soldiers After the Liberation of Mauthausen
297 views3 months ago
YouTubeUntold Fronts
17:01
Massacre of Mauthausen Nazi Guards - Hard to Watch
94K viewsApr 14, 2023
YouTubeWorld History
2:35
Liberation of Nazi Camps: John D. Rastelli
15.9K viewsAug 16, 2007
YouTubeUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum
15:02
SS Mauthausen — The Prison Camp That Broke Every Rule | Battles of …
93 views3 months ago
YouTubeBattles Of the Century
1:23
The infamous ‘steps of death ‘in Mauthausen
15.5K viewsMay 21, 2023
YouTubeJHeritage historical journeys
24:26
Deportation to Mauthausen Loibl Pass 1943-1944
71.5K viewsOct 2, 2018
YouTubeIndividus et collectifs, des parcours
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder