Who surrendered the Dachau camp to the American liberators?
The Dachau concentration camp was surrendered by 2nd Lt. Heinrich Wicker to the 42nd Infantry Division of the US Seventh Army, accompanied by a Red Cross representative carrying a white flag. He was later reported missing by his mother and sister, who had been staying at the SS garrison while they were visiting him. He is presumed to have been killed after the surrender.
