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I've read that when liberating Nazi camps, American soldiers were so furious that they sometimes killed the guards who had surrendered. Did the British or Soviets have the same reaction?

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When American troops liberated Dachau, they were so enraged that they summarily executed dozens of SS guards. Did similar events happen at other concentration camps?

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I've read that when liberating Nazi camps, American soldiers were so furious that they sometimes killed the guards who had surrendered. Did the British or Soviets have the same reaction?	931
When American troops liberated Dachau, they were so enraged that they summarily executed dozens of SS guards. Did similar events happen at other concentration camps?	6