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Originally Posted by accord1999

Lieutenant-Colonel James W. Lann, the commander of the tank unit that liberated the camp.


https://armyhistory.org/the-14th-arm...f-stalag-viia/

Thanks for the link. This is who I'm thinking of:

Moments later, a battle-scarred M4 Sherman joined them at the main gate. Still others, carrying infantrymen on their backs, took up positions outside the camp. BG Karlstad called for the German camp commander, Colonel Otto Burger, and received an unconditional surrender of the German garrison and the camp.