The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American forces of the Army’s 42nd Infantry Division, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Henning Linden, assistant commanding general, 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division, gives directions to his troops from the bridge to the Jourhaus gate entrance to the Dachau concentration camp. The civilian with the white armband is Dr. Victor Maurer of the ICRC (International Red Cross). The German officer to the left is SS Lt. Wickert, the German officer who surrendered the camp. American Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army, including the 42nd Infantry and 45th Infantry and 20th Armored Divisions participated in the camp’s liberation. U.S. Army photo courtesy of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.