Concentration Camp

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This morning Jen and I went on a guided tour to Dachau Concentration Camp. It is located in Dachau, about 20 mins north-west of Munich. This was the first major concentration camp established by the Nazis. It was a blueprint for the many future camps to come throughout Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people passed through the gates titled 'Freedom through Work', originating from over 34 different nations. It was very interesting. There was a building full of photos taken during the life of the camp, very real and shocking. This visit today was so much easier, as we had both been to Auschwitz- which was very depressing compared to Dachau. Our tour lasted for about 2 hours and was very informative. We then caught the train back to Munich in search of a beer house for some lunch.

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Photos

01 Entrance
The entrance to the concentration camp.

02 Residence
The building where the Nazi's lived.

03 End of the line
The end of the train line for many of the prisoners.

04 Entrance sign
The entrance sign that translates to 'Freedom through Work', very far from the truth. This is not the original sign, it was stolen after the liberation of the camp on April the 29th, 1945.

05 Courtyard
Part of the courtyard where twice daily role call was taken and a barrack that has been rebuilt to give visitors an idea of what their conditions were.

06 Barracks
The start of the barracks, there was once two rows, 17 barracks in each. During peak times the barracks were severley overcrowded.

07 Security
The security fence that tried to escape through.

08 Exit
Another way in and out of the camp and one of the many watchtowers.

09 Bunks
Beds that have been made to show what the bedding situation was like. In each of these single beds there were up to four people sleeping each night.

10 Memorial
The memorial showing prisoners trying to escape the electric fences.

11 Colours
These shapes and colours represent what was sewn onto the uniform of the prisoners to classify them into groups, such as religions, ethnic groups etc.

12 Escaping
The memorial representing all the prisoners that tried to escape over the electric fence.

13 Memorial Fence
The empty fence representing the electric fence and further along the escaping prisoners.

14 Ovens
Some of the ovens in the newer crematorium that was built to burn more bodies and much larger than the older one.

15 New
The new crematorium, which also contained a gas chamber, although there is no evidence that people were actually gassed here.

16 Site
The site of the former barracks.

17 Looking out
Looking out towards the barracks from behind the memorial.

18 Never again
Memorial to the victims of Dachau.