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American troops in the mess hall of the SS compound after the liberation of Dachau.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 18035

American troops in the mess hall of the SS compound after the liberation of Dachau.

Overview

Caption: American troops in the mess hall of the SS compound after the liberation of Dachau.
Date: 1945 April 29 - May 1945
Locale: Dachau, [Bavaria] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Francis Robert Arzt

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Francis Robert Arzt

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Keyword: CONCENTRATION CAMPS DACHAU DINING HALLS EATING/DRINKING INTERIORS SIGNS SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN) TABLES
Photo Designation: MAJOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS 1940-45 -- Dachau -- LIBERATION -- Liberators/Greeting Liberators/Celebrations

Record last modified:: 2005-09-16 00:00:00
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