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Dachau liberation reprisals

During the Dachau liberation reprisals, German SS troops were killed by outraged U.S. soldiers and concentration camp prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945, during World War II. It is unclear how many SS guards were killed in the incident, but most estimates place the number killed at around 35 to 50.

Dachau liberation reprisals
Dachau liberation reprisals · Arland B. Musser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
29 Apr 1945
Where
Dachau concentration camp
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Germany1,250 BCE – todayNazi Germany1860 – 1945

Before and after

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