Dachau Uprising
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (October 2023) |
| Dachau Uprising | |||||||
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| Part of World War II and Freiheitsaktion Bayern | |||||||
 Dachau concentration camp memorial | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 SchutzstaffelSupported by  Germany |
 Jewish rebels Bavarian rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Martin Weiss |
Rupprecht Gerngroß | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| A few dozen of SS guards killed | Unknown | ||||||
The Dachau Uprising was a revolt of Jewish prisoners in 1945 against Schutzstaffel (SS) guards in Dachau concentration camp during World War II.[1] It happened during the Freiheitsaktion Bayern uprising against the Nazi regime.
In April 1945 the prisoners of Dachau concentration camp were supposed to be sent on a death march south with their SS guards to be used as labourers in the Alpenfestung.[2] The General of Freiheitsaktion Bayern, Rupprecht Gerngroß triggered the uprising while trying to overthrow the Nazis in Munich.[3][4] The SS left in panic, abandoning the inmates who were liberated by the arriving US forces soon thereafter.[5][6] After the US troops liberated the concentration camp, they were shocked how the Nazis treated the inmates. As an act of revenge, the American troops and the freed prisoners killed a few dozen SS guards.[7][8][9][10]
References[edit]
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- ^ Goldfarb, Kara (1 March 2018). "How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance". All That's Interesting. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Execution of SS guards at KZ Dachau, April 29th, 1945 - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Newly revealed photographs chronicle aftermath of Dachau's liberation". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Summary Judgement at Dachau: Exploiting the Massacre of SS Guards by Allied Liberating Troops at Dachau | fau.digital.flvc.org". fau.digital.flvc.org. Retrieved 21 October 2023.