April 29, 1945
Established by the Nazis in March 1933, the Dachau concentration camp
was "the first concentration camp for political prisoners" as Heinrich
Himmler officially described the camp. It is located on the grounds of
an abandoned munitions factory near the small town of Dachau, about 16
kilometers (10 miles) northwest of Munich.
On April 29, 1945 American troops of the 45th Thunderbird Division
liberated the Dachau camp together with units of the 42nd Infantry and
the 20th Armored division.
The film was shot by a cameramen for the U.S. Signal Corps, April 29 and May 5
1945.
Source: Timeline
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