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http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,623130,00.html#ref=nlint On Tuesday, the news became public that a White House advance team is currently in the eastern German city of Dresden, where they are looking for possible accommodations for the president. In addition to a short visit to the city on the Elbe River, the president is also intending to visit the memorial at the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Obama's great-uncle, Charlie Payne, served in the 89th Infantry Division during World War II and participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf, a forced labor camp that was a satellite camp of Buchenwald. But see: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/05/27/recollection-of-obama-familys-service-missing-key-details/