Dachau liberation reprisals
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dachau-liberation-reprisals-189-18225955
title:
Dachau liberation reprisals
text:
During the Dachau liberation reprisals, German SS troops were killed by 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 35–50. In the days before the camp's liberation, SS guards at the camp had forced 7,000 inmates on a death march that resulted in the death of many from exposure and shooting. When Allied soldi
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description:
Mass killing of SS guards during the liberation of Dachau
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_liberation_reprisals
date created:
2004-12-01T03:36:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T13:25:01Z
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