The Death March from Dachau, April 1945 In the final days of April 1945, as Allied forces approached southern Germany, the SS began evacuating prisoners from the overcrowded and starving population of the Dachau concentration camp. The Nazis feared liberation would expose the brutality inside the camp, so they forced more than 7,000 prisoners into columns marching toward the south. These prisoners—Jews, resistance fighters, clergy members, political prisoners, and many others—were already weaken

80 years ago today, Dachau concentration camp in Nazi Germany was liberated saving the lives of thousands who were destined to die. The liberation ended twelve years of death within its walls. Five months later, the Great War was over. #worldhistory #wwiihistory #WWII #timetravel #historymatters #NeverForget #sacrifice #ConcentrationCamps #OnThisDay #onthisdayinhistory | Old Photographs