7 hour(s)
English
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On March 22, 1933, just weeks after Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor, the Nazis established Dachau Concentration Camp, located near Munich, Germany. Initially intended to hold political prisoners, it soon expanded to house individuals from all walks of life, including Jews, Roma, homosexuals, and others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime. Dachau became the model for the entire concentration camp system and was considered a school of violence for the SS, the paramilitary force responsible for carrying out Nazi policies. Over the course of its 12 years of operation, Dachau imprisoned more than 200,000 people from all over Europe, with 41,500 victims perishing from starvation, disease, forced labor, and brutal treatment.
The camp played a significant role in the Holocaust, laying the groundwork for future atrocities committed in other concentration and extermination camps. Prisoners at Dachau were subjected to horrific conditions, including overcrowded barracks, grueling forced labor, and medical experimentation. The SS guards, who were trained in cruelty and brutality at Dachau, became responsible for maintaining the terror across the broader network of camps. The camp also housed a crematorium, and the remains of many victims were disposed of there.
On April 29, 1945, American forces liberated Dachau, rescuing the remaining survivors, many of whom had been left in a state of extreme malnutrition and illness. The liberation of Dachau marked a pivotal moment in history, as it symbolized the end of the Nazi concentration camp system and the beginning of the world’s understanding of the full scale of the Holocaust.
A visit to On March 22, 1933, just weeks after Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor, the Nazis established Dachau Concentration Camp, located near Munich, Germany. Initially intended to hold political prisoners, it soon expanded to house individuals from all walks of life, including Jews, Roma, homosexuals, and others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime. Dachau became the model for the entire concentration camp system and was considered a school of violence for the SS, the paramilitary force responsible for carrying out Nazi policies. Over the course of its 12 years of operation, Dachau imprisoned more than 200,000 people from all over Europe, with 41,500 victims perishing from starvation, disease, forced labor, and brutal treatment.
The camp played a significant role in the Holocaust, laying the groundwork for future atrocities committed in other concentration and extermination camps. Prisoners at Dachau were subjected to horrific conditions, including overcrowded barracks, grueling forced labor, and medical experimentation. The SS guards, who were trained in cruelty and brutality at Dachau, became responsible for maintaining the terror across the broader network of camps. The camp also housed a crematorium, and the remains of many victims were disposed of there.
On April 29, 1945, American forces liberated Dachau, rescuing the remaining survivors, many of whom had been left in a state of extreme malnutrition and illness. The liberation of Dachau marked a pivotal moment in history, as it symbolized the end of the Nazi concentration camp system and the beginning of the world’s understanding of the full scale of the Holocaust.
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A must visit for all who wants to know more about the War and a reminder to us living about what the prisoners went through so that we don't allow history like this to repeat itself. The only concentration camp to be functional during the entire 12 years reign of the Nazi party from 1933 to 1945. Also the first concentration camp to be built and was the training and reeducation place of the SS (Nazi army) for all other concentration camps in Europe.
Was easy to get here from the Central Station Hbf in Munich. Take the S2 train to Bahnhof, Dachau, then take a transfer to 726 bus. Will take you there and back. The visitation center has your free toilette, Cafe with food, drinks, and warm coffee and hot chocolate which was well needed for this cold day. The people at the visitor center was nice and spoke English well. Rental an audio tour guide that was useful, but honestly I enjoyed reading all the materials and posters there. The camp was amazing, and everyone was respectful there. Everyone was speaking low for respect, similar to 911 Memorial Museum in NY.
It feels more like an exhibition than a museum—quite disappointing, to be honest. It should convey the horror of what took place there, but it doesn't. The fact that there are regular houses just behind the fence, where people live, blew my mind. What goes through people's heads to make it okay for them to have a view of a death camp from their window?
We went with a guided tour with Radius Tours. From Munich, we traveled by train and bus to get to the memorial site. We were with 'German Mark' ...not to be confused with the other Mark 😉 and he provided a lot of insight to the history and development of this memorial site. We came to Munich for Oktoberfest and spent the following morning here. It was sobering, though provoking, impactful, and necessary. You could easily spend the majority of the day here. They do provide self guided audio tours. Someone that we met at our hotel did the audio tour and enjoyed the content. You get a lot of content in the various areas and it's great to see that they are utilizing the space to remember what happened there. It was a very powerful experience.
Absolutely incredibly powerful place to visit. It’s very well presented and managed - combination of extensive museum exhibits with text (multiple languages), artifacts, real life stories, videos, and pictures. Be sure to read as much as possible as you tour. There are memorials and public art throughout the site that represent many different backgrounds of the victims impacted. Careful reconstruction has been done on a few buildings, some original buildings remain, and much of the open ground is there from where original buildings once stood. We spent nearly 4.5 hours there and could have easily spent longer as learned lots. Audio guides in different languages are available.
