US troops liberate Dachau

29th April 1945: Some SS guards are shot down - as US soldiers encounter horrific scenes and evidence of appalling cruelty and brutality

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany.

Dachau concentration camp was the first camp established by the Nazis, shortly after they came to power in 1933. The name ‘Dachau’ became a fearsome shorthand for what could happen to you if you opposed the Nazis in any way.