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__**Dachau** __  Dachau is one of the first concentration camps established by the Nationalist Socialist government, more commonly known as the Nazi government. Dachau also served as a training center for SS officers. The camp eventually became a model for all Nazi concentration camps. Who announced the opening of Dachau concentration camp and when was it announced? To find the answer [|click here] and read the first paragraph. 

How many prisoners died at Dachau? The first prisoners arrived only two days after the camp’s opening. In that first year alone, Dachau contained about 48,000 prisoners. The prisoners at Dachau concentration camp were not only German Jews. Many different nationalities were found here. In the years that it was open, an estimated 35,000-43,000 prisoners died at Dachau. Although this seems to be a lot of people, most of the 200,000 inmates who entered the camp actually survived and were able to leave.  //__

Liberation __// Dachau concentration camp was liberated on April 29, 1945. At the time of the liberation there were an estimated 560 German officers at Dachau. The first American liberator entered the camp at 11:00 a.m. American soldiers reached the prisoners at 11:20 and 5 minutes later the crematorium and gas chamber were discovered. The prisoners lucky enough to survive until the liberation were freed around 12:30. An estimated 67,665 registered prisoners were at Dachau when it was liberated. All of the officers at Dachau that day were either shot on the spot, killed by camp inmates, or machine gunned. Only 10 managed to temporarily escape and were eventually killed also. Who was the first American liberator to enter Dachau? [|Click here] to find the answer.