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Originally posted by Schlesien:
The 42d Rainbow Div. wasn't the only US Army unit to "capture" the Dachau Complex;at just about the same time the 42d Div. was entering the place from the southwest via the Hauptwache Gate, the 45th Inf.Div. (Thunderbirds) entered from an entirely different direction
You're right except ... the third unit (20th Armored) was recognized as being one of the 3 "Liberators" by many --The 20th Armored here's the link --
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?ModuleId=10006164(you might have to scroll down a little and click on the 20th Armored name)
The Dachau Flag was donated to the West Point Museum by the 42nd ..that's prob why I mentioned them without really going into depth. There were many other sub-camps liberated by other units as well but ..there's still a lot of " We were there first" going on even today.
