The Hour of Liberation

Drawing on historical photographs, documents and objects, we look back to the time when the Dachau concentration camp was liberated on April 29, 1945, accompanied by video messages from liberators and with commentary by employees at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.

With messages from (in alphabetical order):

Leslie Aigner, William Dempsey, Elbert Dobbs, Birney Havey, Fidel Mendoza

Presenter:

Dr. Christoph Thonfeld, Director of the Research Department, Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

Photo: The first celebration of liberation, on May 1, 1945, Archive of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, DaA F 1220, 12420, Copy of Ghetto Fighters House, Photo No. 4215