History Series: Dachau

History of the Liberation of Dachau: April 29, 1945

Part 1

Young and old survivors in Dachau cheer approaching U.S. troops, April 29, 1945. Image: US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

I remember what my father had told me of his involvement in the liberation of Dachau shortly before he died in 1976. Some of his war buddies discovered the tribute site I’d created for him and called or emailed me to recount stories I’d not known previously or only in part.