„But it was true – we were free.“

Scenic reading on the 80^th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp

To mark the 80^th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp by soldiers of the U.S. Army, the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site has put together a reading with contemporary accounts. Quotes from letters, diary entries, interviews, testimonies and newspaper articles by liberators, survivors and other contemporary witnesses provide an insight into the dramatic circumstances surrounding April 29^th, 1945. After an introduction by Dr. Gabriele Hammermann, Director of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, pupils from the Bavarian International School will read these poignant personal accounts in the cinema of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.

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Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Gabriele Hammermann, Director of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

Reading of contemporary testimonies
Pupils of the Bavarian International School

Music
Leonie Wende, Violin
Jonas Verweyer, Cello

The event will be held in English and will not be translated.

The event will be recorded and made available online by the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.

The scenic reading will take place after the unveiling of a memorial plaque in memory of the soldiers of the 45th U.S. Division at the former Jourhaus in the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial.

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„But it was true – we were free.“
Scenic reading on the 80^th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp

Tuesday, 29^th April 2025 | 6 pm
Cinema of Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Pater-Roth-Str. 2a, 85221 Dachau
Admission is free. Registration is requested via Eventbrite.

The event will be held in English and will not be translated.

The venue is barrier-free.
The visitor parking lot of the Dachau Memorial Site is open.
The event is not suitable for people under the age of 13.