Henning Linden
Brigadier General Henning Linden (September 3, 1892 – March 15, 1984) was a United States Army officer who served in World War II. He was notable for his role in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp while serving as assistant division commander (ADC) of the 42nd Infantry Division. Early life Henning Linden was born as Carl Henning Linden in Mound, Minnesota on September 3, 1892, to Swedish immigrant parents Charles A. Linden and Mary (Seaquist) Linden. He graduated from South High School in Minneapolis in 1912. Linden completed the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Minnesota and was a cadet captain, graduating in 1917 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He then joined the United States Army as a second lieutenant of Infantry, assigned to the 40th Infantry Regiment. World War I to World War II Linden commanded a company of the 33rd Infantry Regiment in Panama during World War I, followed by assignment to the 55th Infantry Regiment at Camp Meade, Maryland. In the early 1920s Linden was Assistant Professor of Military Science for the ROTC program at the University of Maryland. In the early 1930s Linden was adjutant of the