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title: Dachau Death Train
author: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20038/dachau-death-train/
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updated: 2025-02-14
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# Dachau Death Train
_Authored by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20038.png)
## Image Caption
A carriage full of corpses in an open wagon of the Dachau [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) train. The train consisted of almost 40 wagons, and contained between 2,000 and 3,000 bodies when discovered by the U.S. military forces in the spring of 1945. Dachau was a Nazi concentration camp in Germany. (National Archives and Records Administration, College Park)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, U. S. H. M. (2025, February 14). Dachau Death Train. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial. "Dachau Death Train." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 14, 2025. .
### MLA
Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial. "Dachau Death Train." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Feb 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa14478#rights-restrictions) by **United States Holocaust Memorial Museum**. Submitted by [Scarlett Hart](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/scarletthart/ "User Page: Scarlett Hart"), published on 14 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.