We got to Dachau just in time to watch a scheduled English version of a documentary. Children under 12 are not allowed to see it. It was, as you can probably imagine, pretty horrific. Everyone was silent as they exited the theater. It was hard not to cry. Dachau was for political prisoners at first and then for Jews also. The mistreatment of the prisoners/slaves is almost unimaginable. Interestingly, after the US soldiers liberated the camp, they forced the townspeople to go through the camp to see the crematoriums and piles of bodies. Very sobering; very depressing; glad we went. There are various memorials throughout the camp from a variety of religions. Here are a few pictures from the camp.
These are the foundations for 30 barracks that are on both sides of the trees. There is only set of barracks that were reconstructed.
Here is one configuration of the barracks. There were supposed to be 50 people per room but they went up to 200 per room.
Here is a picture of some actual prisoners.
This is just one half of the area of the camp (you can see the foundations of the barracks).
This is a restored barracks that you can walk through.
Crematorium:
There was tight security at Dachau to keep the prisoners in including an electric fence.
Here is a sculpture that is part of the memorial.
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