Ralph Rush: Concentration Camp Liberator

Sep 1, 2015

0h 11m

★ 0.0

The most massive and systematic attempt at genocide was believed to be an exaggeration until his reports came home.

Overview

Ralph Rush, a Scout in General George S. Patton's World War II Intelligence & Reconnaisance Platoons went from digging up German mines to being the first American to enter the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp; the first concentration camp liberated by the Allies.

Genres

War

Documentary

Production Companies

El Dorado Films

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6.0

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7.3

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7.0

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4.9

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5.0

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5.9

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3.3

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8.1

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10.0

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0.0

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6.7

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4.6

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8.0

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6.0

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10.0

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