Dachau Liberation Then & Now. The 29th April 1945 would see the camp at Dachau liberated by the U.S. Seventh Army as they reach Munich and the surrounding area. What the men found there would shock the world. #dachau #liberation #thenandnow | WW2 Wayfinder

In April 1945, when American troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp, the air was thick with disbelief and grief. Soldiers moved through rows of hollow-eyed survivors, their striped uniforms hanging loose from haggard frames. Among the hundreds, one figure stood out, not for strength or stature, but for a single, vivid detail: a crimson ribbon tied carefully in a girl's hair. She couldn't have been more than six or seven years old. Barefoot, her small feet pressed into the cold earth as s

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In April 1945, when American troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp, the air was thick with disbelief and grief. Soldiers moved through rows of hollow-eyed survivors, their striped uniforms hanging loose from haggard frames. Among the hundreds, one figure stood out, not for strength or stature, but for a single, vivid detail: a crimson ribbon tied carefully in a girl's hair. She couldn't have been more than six or seven years old. Barefoot, her small feet pressed into the cold earth as s