Commemoration

Dedication of the memorial plaque in honor of the 45th Division of the 7th U.S. Army

 |  29.04.2025  | 17:00—18:00

Dachau concentration camp was liberated by U.S. Armed Forces forces on April 29th, 1945. On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp, a memorial plaque will be dedicated in memory of the soldiers of the 45th Division. The memorial plaque will be placed in the passageway of the former Jourhaus next to the memorial plaques for the 42nd Division and 20th Armored Division.


Greeting
Karl Freller, MdL, Director of the Bavarian Memorials Foundation

Greeting
Dominique Boueilh, President of the Comité International de Dachau

Greeting
James Miller, Consul General of the US Consulate General Munich

Music
The United States Army Europe and Africa

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

The event will be followed by a scenic reading with quotes from liberators, survivors and other contemporary witnesses in the cinema hall of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site.


Dedication of the memorial plaque in honor of the 45th Division of the 7th U.S. Army
Tuesday, 29th April 2025 | 5 pm
Former Jourhaus on Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Pater-Roth-Str. 2a, 85221 Dachau
Admission is free.

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 is open.
The event is not suitable for people under the age of 13.