Any concentration camps liberated on 5/5/45?

[Doggert Dog]

Hi everyone. Im getting a German flag that has many GI signatures on it. There is one date on it that says 5/5/45 that a GI wrote. Could it have been from a concentration camp? Because this was around the time camps were being liberated. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[Wagriff]

What kind of flag is it and why are you thinking possible KZ? Any photos? A liberated flag could have endless possibilities for origin-GI's basically just wanted a "Nazi flag" and would grab any one that they saw hanging anywhere they were at at the moment.

[Doggert Dog]

Its just a regular nazi flag (the center only). It's the date that makes me wonder because of the date. Is there any way to know if there was a camp liberated that day? I know it's a long shot of it being KZ.

[Wagriff]

Mathausen was liberated by the 11th Armored Division of the US Third Army on that same date.(May 5,1945)

[Doggert Dog]

Do you think it may have been from there? Is there any way to find out what division the names on the flag were?

[Wagriff]

I would imagine if the names were clear enough, that a person should be able to get some sort of idea as to their unit. But it would not be too easy.

[Doggert Dog]

Yes, it would be hard but it's worth a try.

[Wagriff]

Always worth a shot! When you get the flag, try and decipher as many of the names as you can and post them here. Keep your fingers crossed and you never know.

[Ryan B]

Hey guys One of the names on the flag is Kenneth D Carpenter, Next to his name it says Methuen Massachusetts.
Ryan

[Dean]

I found out about my Grandpa in the 101st who liberated dachau by simply googling his name.