Chronology of World War II

Sunday, April 29th


SS Men Trying To Escape Dachau


<i>SS</i> 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 SS 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 SS men. (157th Regt. 4/29/45)