The 42nd—along with the 45th Infantry Division, and the 20th Armored Division—is credited with liberating more than 30,000 survivors of the camp. The Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation ...

the 42nd Rainbow Division and the 45th Thunderbird Division, participated in the liberation, while the 20th Armored Division provided support. The 101st Tank Battalion was attached to the 45th ...

20th Armored division arrived shortly after dawn on April 30, 1945, other U.S. forces had filled the camp and the surrounding area. In his 1999 essay recounting his military service, Lynch ...

the 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division and 20th Armored Division. “Let us honor their memory by upholding their legacy.” Miller described the scene that greeted those U.S. Soldiers in 1945 ...

TROY - The commander of the New York Army National Guard's Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division will be on hand April 29 for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' infamous Dachau ...