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Dachau Concentration Camp


The Dachau Concentration Camp has a notorious reputation for being the first concentration camp ever set up in Nazi Germany. Over 200,000 prisoners were imprisoned here and thousands were killed. Find out more about the daily brutality and the harsh conditions of the camp. You'll see where prisoners had their daily roll call, experience what their crowded barracks looked like, visit the many memorials at the camp, and bear witness to the execution grounds which still house the gas chamber, gallows, execution ditch, and crematoria.

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Chapters in this tour:
     Introduction
     Camp Overview
     Camp life & the Exhibition Hall
     Barracks
     Memorials
     The Crematorium

Transportation: By Foot - Easy walking
Specialty: Historical/Heritage
Category: Guided Tour - play before & while you tour
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The Memorial Site at Dachau is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. On Mondays the Memorial Site is closed. No prior appointment is necessary and entry is free.
An informative documentary "The Dachau Concentration Camp" (22 minutes) is presented at 11:30 am, 2:00pm, and 3:30 pm in English, Tuesday through Sunday in the museum's cinema room. It's definitely worth a watch but is not advisable for children below 12 years of age.
The Memorial Site's archive and library at Dachau are available by appointment only between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00 pm Tuesday through Friday.
You can reach the Dachau Memorial easily by public transportation from Munich. Take the S2 train from Munich in the direction of Dachau/Petershausen until you reach the Dachau station. Once you've arrived at the Dachau train station, take bus 726 towards "Saubachsiedlung" to the entrance of the Memorial Site ("KZ-Gedenkstätte").
Set aside half a day to properly explore the Dachau memorial and its exhibits.

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Siddharthanni Lobo is an award-winning writer who has studied, lived and worked across four countries in Asia and Europe. She currently resides in Munich, and has authored a number of articles and stories on travel and expatriation.

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