Auschwitz
Erich Frommhagen, SS-Hauptsturmführer, was born February 27, 1912 in Salzwedel. He served as the adjutant at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1940 to 1941. From 1942 to 1945, Frommhagen was assigned to the 3rd SS Division “Totenkopf” and was killed in action on March 17, 1945 at Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary. Over 43% of all SS officers that served in the concentration camps also served in the Waffen-SS combat units during the war. (The Camp Men: The SS Officers Who Ran the Nazi Concentration Camp System)
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Montana winter
On Friday, February 27, 1874 sunrise was at 6:57 a.m. The 1874 Yellowstone Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition camped at Canyon Creek. Elisha Terrill sent a report back to Bozeman on the progress of the endeavor, but incorrectly identified their laager site as Duck Creek. He wrote, “We have experienced the most disagreeable weather I have ever saw.” It was more than disagreeable. Terrill reported that some men were suffering severe frostbite and frozen toes. However, that was the least of their problems. A report reached Frank Grounds that a significant amount of ammunition was missing from the wagons. He ordered a search to be made, but the men did not find any of the missing ammunition cases; they may never have been loaded at Bozeman, but receiving that information this far into the expedition was crushing news, as nothing could be done about it. Sunset occurred at 5:58 p.m. (Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Gold and Guns: The 1874 Yellowstone Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition and the Battle of Lodge Grass Creek)