April 29, 1945: What American Soldiers Saw at Dachau — Why They Wept That Day
On April 29, 1945, soldiers of the U.S. Seventh Army opened the gates of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. What they witnessed was among the most shocking scenes in the history of warfare, and the memory of that day fundamentally changed the way America would shape the postwar world order.
Apr 29, 2026