Dachau concentration camp memorial, Memorial museum in Dachau, Germany.
The memorial stands on the grounds of the former camp in Dachau and includes preserved barracks, a crematorium, monuments and exhibition rooms. The site shows reconstructed parts of the camp area and documents the lives of prisoners between 1933 and 1945.
The camp opened in March 1933 as the first permanent concentration camp of the Nazi regime and served as a model for later camps. Over twelve years the Nazis imprisoned more than 200,000 people from across Europe here until American forces liberated it in April 1945.
The name of the site keeps the memory of the camp location alive and stands worldwide as a symbol of Nazi crimes. Visitors today walk through rooms and see documents, letters and belongings from prisoners of many nations.
The grounds open daily at 9 in the morning and close at 5 in the afternoon. Audio guides and tours in several languages are available at the visitor center.
Two of the original barracks, number 3 and number 4, still stand today and show the cramped sleeping quarters and sanitary facilities of the prisoners. Personal testimonies and accounts from former inmates are also displayed inside these barracks.
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