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Liberation

Dachau History of the 42nd and 45th Infantry and 20th Armored Divisions, XV Corps, Seventh Army.

Links to two histories with the the most fair, accurate, and complete liberation of Dachau narratives of the
42nd and 45th Infantry and 20th Armored Divisions. the three co-liberating divisions of Dachau recognized by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Articles:
Frequently Asked Questions
Personal Pages of Soldiers at Dachau
Shooting of the SS Soldiers
Units

Dachau Subcamp Encounters and Death March Rescue of Dachau Subcamp Prisoners

Post-Liberation

Care of Liberated Dachau Inmates
How Divisions Are Recognized as Liberators by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dachau History Errors: To be investigated

Other Holocaust History

Signal Corps and the Holocaust
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