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pictured are concrete poles in front of the main admistration building of dachau concentration camp. these poles were used to publicly hang personers that broke camp rules. yet another example of the excesses of the nazi regime. to learn more about this infamous camp visit my dachau pages for a more complete history of the camp and the people that were interned and worked there.
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"... so ich nicht nach Dachau komm." (Dear God, make me mute, so I don't get sent to Dachau). So went a common child's prayer during Nazi times. You dared not say anything remotely controversial, because you didn't know which of your neighbors were Gestapo informers. Get denounced by an informer, and you won "Enemy of the State" status, and an all-expenses-paid, indefinite vacation to Dachau.
It's important to note that Dachau was primarily a concentration camp, as opposed to a death camp like Auschwitz or Mauthausen. While many people died here, Dachau's purpose was not to exterminate Jews, but to stand as a tool of terror to keep ordinary Germans in line.
Admission to the grounds and museum is free. A trip here is certainly not enjoyable, but I strongly recommend you visit here once to get a taste of what a police state is really like.
A final note for those overly-political folks who bandy about terms like "Nazi" and "Communist" to paint their political opponents: bear in mind that, if your opponents really were as horrible as your rhetoric paints them, you would probably be living in a place like this. Address: Alte Roemerstrasse 75, D - 85221 DachauPhone: +49-8131-669970Directions: S-2 to Dachau, then Bus 726 (direction "Saubachsiedlung") to "KZ-Gedenkstätte." Travel covered by "Munich XXL" day ticket. Railpasses cover S-Bahn, but not bus (EUR 1.10). Open Tue-Sun, 9AM-5PM. Closed Monday.Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/index-e.html
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dachau is a quiet village twelve miles northwest of munich. because of the horrible excesses of the third reich this village will always be remembered for the concentration camp that bears it's name. dachau was one of three concentration camps set up in 1933. the other two camps were buchenwald in central germany and sachsenhausen in northern germany. pictured is the main gate to dachau with it's infamous sign "work makes you free". originally, dachau was set up to house political prisoners and "asocials", meaning homosexuals, jehovah's withnesses, gypsies, and jews. an interesting book on this subject is "death dealer", the memoirs of rudolph hoss. da capo press. hoss was a block leader at dachau before his transfer as the kommandant of auschwitz. dachau is a disturbing place to visit but historically significant. an important site to visit for the student of 20th century history. Address: alte romerstrasse 75Phone: 49 8331 66997 0Directions: 12 miles northwest of munich. u-bahn: S2 to dachau. then take bus: 726 or 724 to the camp.Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/ Other Contact: http://www.thirdreichruins.com
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pictured is the crematorium and gas chamber building in dachau concentration camp. the gas chamber was experimental and very few prisoners were gassed there. due to an influx of russian prisoners of war after the invasion of the soviet union the sanitary conditions of the camp became deplorable and thousands of prisoners died of tyhus. this epidemic kept the ovens of the crematorium in constant use. to see before and after pictures of dachau visit www.thirdreichruins.com Address: alte romerstrasse 75Phone: 49 8331 66997 0Directions: 12 miles north west of munich. u-bahn S2 to dachau, then take bus 726 or 724 to the camp.Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/ Other Contact: http://www.thirdreichruins.com/
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Arbeit Macht Frei - Work makes you free.
These words can be found at the gates of a place where one of the greatest crimes of humanity started off.
On March 21 1933, Heinrich Himmler ordered that a concentration camp be erected at Dachau. This was one of the first of the camps that would serve the Nazi's vicious campaign of genocide.
Of the more than 200,000 prisoners who passed through the concentration camp until 1945, 32,000 died officially. Thousands of prisoners who were not registered lost their life at the Dachau concentration camp as well. They died of starvation, disease, exhaustion, degradation, from blows, and by torture; they were shot, hung, and killed by injections.
In the course of the war, the Dachau concentration camp increasingly became a site of mass murder: from October 1941 many thousands of Soviet prisoners of war were brought to Dachau and shot. Other prisoners, condemned for execution on Gestapo orders, were transported to Dachau and executed.
A large number of prisoners were abused by SS doctors for medical experiments; an unknown number of prisoners suffered agonizing deaths in the course of atmospheric pressure, hypothermia, malaria and many other experiments.
Beginning in January 1942, more than 3,000 prisoners were sent to the mental home at Hartheim Castle near Linz on the so-called invalid transports and murdered with poison gas.
The horror finally ended on April 29, 1945 when the US Army rolled into town and liberated the prisoners. Leave a Comment Address: Alte Römerstraße 75, D - 85221 DachauPhone: 08131 - 669970Directions: From Munich with the S 2 to Dachau (direction Dachau or Petershausen). Journey time from Munich Station approx. 20 minutes. From the Dachau station take the no 726 bus to the Memorial Site main entrance.Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/englisch/index.htm
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pictured are the ovens in the crematorium at dachau concentration camp. thousands of prisoners were cremated in these crude ovens. a distrubing but historically signifcant site to visit. Address: alte romerstrasse 75Phone: 49 8331 66997 0Directions: 12 miles north west of munich. u-bahn: S2 then bus: 726 or 724 to the campWebsite: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/ Other Contact: http://www.thirdreichruins.com/
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Very moving. It is actually compulsory for German schoolkids to go to a concentration camp memorial during their education, and I can see why.
I would recommend taking the long guided tour. These are in English every day (except Monday, when the memorial is closed) at 11:00 and additionally at 12:00 at weekends. It's only €3. You will get a lot of information that you won't get at the museum, plus the opportunity to ask questions. TIP: LOTS OF WALKING!!! (take comfortable trainers, not flip flops...)
I arrived at 11:00, had a bit of a wander around, and watched the introduction video at 11:30. Did the English guided tour at 12:00, which lasted about 2 hours, and then spent another 3 hours wandering around. There is a LOT to see here. Leave a Comment Address: DachauDirections: S2 to Dachau, then bus 724 or 726 to the camp (K.Z. Gedenkstaette). I would advise getting a tagekart for 8 zones, this will cover all the public transport you will use.Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/english/
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pictured is the jourhaus, (guard house) at the entrance to dachau concentration camp. over 200,000 people entered this camp and over 25,000 died there. a disturbing place to visit but a historically significant site. Address: alte romerstrasse 75Phone: 49 8331 66997 0Directions: 12 miles north west of munich. u-bahn S2 to dachau then bus 726 or 724 to the campWebsite: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/ Other Contact: http://www.thirdreichinruins.com
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Visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp was definitely a humbling experience for me. The whole camp is actually pretty large, but we went through it in a half-day. Getting an audio tour and reading all the information, however, can easily take the whole day. Possibly the most disturbing part was the Krematorium, where they burned the bodies of the dead.
The picture I've posted says, "Arbeit Macht Frei". This is a replica of the original gate, but it means, "Work Sets One Free". Leave a Comment Address: City of DachauDirections: 20 min. northwest of Munich. Signs are conveniently posted all over Munich to tell you how to get there if you're driving.
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Going to Dachau Concentration Camp was a priority. I was not going to leave Germany before doing so. Besides it being -10 Celsius I would have liked to stay there for a long while to obtain a better understanding of what occurred in the premises not so long ago.
Dachau is preserved as a memorial to the tens of thousands of people from over 34 nations who suffered and died at the hands of the Nazis between 1933 and 1945.
A tour can be taken which explains the history and political circumstances that created Dachau as Nazi Germany's first concentration camp by Heinrich Himmler.
The tour is conducted in English and lasts about three hours. The cost of the tour is 18 Euro including transportation.
Please note the Travelogue below of the personal photos I took while in the Camp. Leave a Comment Phone: 089 55029374 (Munich Walks)Directions: Get information from Munich Walks Arnulfstrasse 3, 80335 MunchenWebsite: www.munichwalks.com Other Contact: info@munichwalks.com
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