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Dachau liberation reprisals

1945 CE · Germany, Europe · War

Dachau liberation reprisals
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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.

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