(Jewish Group) Mueller's Daring Escape From the Horrors of Dachau

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Dachau was the original concentration camp, the camp that all the others would be modeled after. Enclosed by electrified fences and surrounded by a ditch, the compound was surveilled by seven tall watch towers mounted with machine guns. The music of antisemitic composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner (Hitler's favorite composer) was played continuously in the camp. To this day, Wagner is banned in Israel until the last Holocaust survivor passes.

It was days after Adolf Mueller was first abducted that he arrived at the gates of Dachau. He first went to the local police station and was thrown into a common jail cell along with other Jewish men. He scarcely uttered a word to anyone. He was a respected businessman; of course he did not belong at the police station. He thought all this nonsense would get sorted out soon.

Very quickly, it seemed he was correct. After spending one night in the jail, Adolf was ordered out of the holding cell before dawn. He felt a wave of relief upon being awakened from his uneasy sleep. He was being released. Or so it seemed.

He and two dozen other men were escorted from the jail outside to a truck. Officers ordered them into the truck bed. Then, under cover of darkness, the truck drove out of town.

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This is an adapted extract from Kathe Mueller Slonim's posthumous memoir. She died in 2021. Prior to her passing, Slonim wrote down the major events of her life, along with a brief family history written by her uncle, Julius Falk, together to form the backbone of this story. Escape from Dachau: A True Story of Survival, Courage, and a Daring Escape in the Face of Unthinkable Evil is available on Amazon.

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