Chronology of World War II
Sunday, April 29th
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Men Trying To Escape Dachau
The caption for the photograph in the US National Archives reads, SC208765, Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division, US 7th Army, order
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men to come forward when one of their number tried to escape from the Dachau, Germany, concentration camp after it was captured by US forces. Men on the ground in background feign death by falling as the guards fired a volley at the fleeing
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men. (157th Regt. 4/29/45)