80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp

Tuesday, April 29th

5-6 pm:  Dedication of the memorial plaque in honor of the 45th Division of the 7th U.S. Army
The event will be held in English and will not be translated.
Location: Former Jourhaus on Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Organizer: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

6-7.30 pm: „But it was true – we were free.“ Scenic reading on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp
The event will be held in English and will not be translated.
Location: Cinema of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Organizer: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

Thursday, May 1st

11 am: „Unsere Verantwortung tragen“. Commemoration of the liberation of the Mühldorf subcamp
Location: Bunkerbogen at Mühldorfer Hart
Organizer: „Für das Erinnern“ – KZ-Gedenkstätte Mühldorfer Hart e.V.

Friday, May 2nd

6 pm: Commemoration at Leitenberg and Waldfriedhof Dachau
Location: Concentration Camp Cemetery Dachau-Leitenberg & Waldfriedhof Dachau
Organizer: Comité International de Dachau

Saturday, May 3rd

10.30 am – 4.30 pm: Guided tours in several languages
Meeting point: Visitors’ Center of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Organizer: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site


12 am – 4 pm: “Meeting tent”
Location: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Organizer: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site


12 am – 1.30 pm: Commemoration “In the footsteps of our fathers. Remembrance along the former camp road”
The event will be held in German and, if required, in parts in English.
Meeting point: Access wall to the International Memorial opposite the museum entrance
Organizer: Relatives of former Dachau prisoners in cooperation with Lagergemeinschaft Dachau e.V.


3.15 pm: Commemoration “Never Again”
Location: International Monument
Organizer: Comité International de Dachau


4.30-5.30 pm: Hour of Commemoration at the former SS Shooting Range in Hebertshausen
Location: Former SS Shooting Range in Hebertshausen
Organizer: “Anniversary of the Liberation” Initiative in cooperation with the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site


6 pm: Commemoration for the victims of the death march
Location: Death March Monument, corner of Theodor-Heuss-Straße/ Sudetenlandstraße Dachau
Organizer: Trägerkreis Todesmarschmahnmal (Death March Monument Support Group)

Sunday, May 4rd

Central commemorative ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp 
Location: Former roll call square of the Dachau Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Organizer: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site