Once people have been to one concentration camp many feel that there is no need to go to another one because they are all the same. I do not view it that way, however. I feel that every concentration camp has its own sad story to tell. Dachau is known for being the concentration camp that all other camps were modeled after. Thomas & I visited the Dachau Concentration Camp on a cold weekend afternoon. If you can visit earlier on a week day I think you will come across less tourists. It was very informative and moving. We were extremely disgusted by the lack of respect of many tourists. It didn't matter the age, race, or sex we saw about 20 people throughout the day taking inappropriate selfies- a group was acting like they were caught in the barbed wire, a lady was throwing leaves in the air right next to the barracks like she was doing a fall photo shoot, and a man smiled next to a large picture of a pile of Jews that had been murdered. PLEASE, DO NOT BE THAT PERSON! This is a memorial so show some respect.
On a cold dreary day with the bell tolling right next to us, it echoed across the acres as hundreds of visitors stood still staring in a eerie silence. On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp not only served as a model for all later concentration camps but also as a "school of violence" for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned there and in the numerous subsidary camps 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors. The following photos that I took speak loudly for themselves.
On a cold dreary day with the bell tolling right next to us, it echoed across the acres as hundreds of visitors stood still staring in a eerie silence. On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp not only served as a model for all later concentration camps but also as a "school of violence" for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned there and in the numerous subsidary camps 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors. The following photos that I took speak loudly for themselves.
On a cold dreary day with the bell tolling right next to us, it echoed across the acres as hundreds of visitors stood still staring in a eerie silence. On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp not only served as a model for all later concentration camps but also as a "school of violence" for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned there and in the numerous subsidiary camps 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors. The following photos that I took speak loudly for themselves.
Website: http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/index-e.html
Dogs: NO
Stroller Friendly: YES
Parking: 3 euro
Admission Fee: FREE
Hours: DAILY 9 am - 5pm (Closed on Christmas day)
Guided Tours: Offered in many different languages
Restrooms: Located in bookstore and café building
Address:
Pater-Roth-Str. 2aD 85221 Dachau, Germany
XOXO,
Alexis
Dogs: NO
Stroller Friendly: YES
Parking: 3 euro
Admission Fee: FREE
Hours: DAILY 9 am - 5pm (Closed on Christmas day)
Guided Tours: Offered in many different languages
Restrooms: Located in bookstore and café building
Address:
Pater-Roth-Str. 2aD 85221 Dachau, Germany
XOXO,
Alexis
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