Dachau concentration camp was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, which is located in southern Germany.
Opened on 22 March 1933, it was the first regular concentration camp established by the coalition government of National Socialist Party (Nazi Party) and the German Nationalist People's Party (dissolved on 6 July 1933). Heinrich Himmler, Chief of Police of Munich, officially described the camp as "the first concentration camp for political prisoners." Dachau served as a prototype and model for the other Nazi concentration camps that followed. -Wikipedia-
While walking through the camp, listening to the gravel with each step and shivering from the cold wind blowing across the open courtyard, I could only feel sorrow for the victims. The camp embodies a feeling of loneliness and retains the feeling of oppression. The walls spoke of heartache and all I could think about was how hard it would have been to find some glimmer of hope.
While walking through the camp, listening to the gravel with each step and shivering from the cold wind blowing across the open courtyard, I could only feel sorrow for the victims. The camp embodies a feeling of loneliness and retains the feeling of oppression. The walls spoke of heartache and all I could think about was how hard it would have been to find some glimmer of hope.
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