For the last several days of its existence, before soldiers of the United States Seventh Army arrived, Dachau was a small, self-enclosed universe of decay and death.

Wartime reshaped life and death in the Dachau concentration camp in fundamental ways.

In June 2004, while spending a weekend in Munich away from dissertation research at the Austrian National Library, I boarded a train in the city’s Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) for a short trip.

A week before American units liberated their first concentration camp, the US 2nd Infantry Division uncovered one of the killing centers of the Nazi regime's so-called "euthanasia" program at Hadamar, Germany.

This list of books, written by survivors about their hellish time in the Auschwitz complex, exemplify the imperative to witness.

A collection of some of the most notable programs on the Holocaust at The National WWII Museum.

The Holocaust in Ukraine represents the first phase of the Holocaust in which an estimated 1.5 million Jews were shot to death at close range in ravines, open fields, and forests.
 

The Nazis chose the serene setting for one of the most infamous meetings in world history, where they discussed their plans for the “Final Solution.”

Tune in for an enlightening conversation about the trials and tribulations that tens of millions of Europeans faced in the years following Victory in Europe in 1945.

Join us as for a unique opportunity to hear directly from a WWII Veteran, who is featured in the Museum’s installation of Dimensions in Testimony: Liberator Alan Moskin, an interactive biography from USC Shoah Foundation, on display in New Orleans from February 4–September 11, 2021.

Hear personal recorded testimony from Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and survivor of Auschwitz.

American personnel faced a humanitarian catastrophe when they liberated Buchenwald Concentration Camp.