DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP VISIT TO MEMORIAL SITE IN DACHAU GERMANY | HOLOCAUST STORIES IN GERMANY

DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP VISIT TO MEMORIAL SITE IN DACHAU GERMANY | HOLOCAUST STORIES IN GERMANY

so the bodies would have gone in here so how many can we see here 1 2 3 4 crator it’s a warm welcome from uh Dao concentration camp in the the town of dco a short Journey from Munich to get here today and uh this was one of the first concentration camps that was built initially to house political Prisoners the Adolf Hitler didn’t agree with one thing that you notice immediately actually the first thing is there’s a vast amount of space here there’s a lot of space here and I’ve got a vlog also on my Channel with alitz um Buren now and uh that is very very spacious especially burken how but here at dakal you also get a sense of uh space here as well sign here ARB Mac 3 same as a aitz and this is actually on the gate work sets you free although in this case it didn’t set you free L of the buildings here have been quite well preserved as you would see also in alitz one as well the main Camp because that’s quite well preserved and even here the preservation work is at a very high level not sure how much of the actual Camp is still in existence because I’m guessing that quite a bit of it was destroyed but from what’s left it’s well maintained so memorials here to uh those that died here it says never again written in a few different languages and there’s another Memorial just here she’ll walk down here to see what it says it’s coming up to the memorial it’s written in 1933 to 1945 this was a common room used for the prisoners you can see these look like lockers uh changing areas we got stools also at the top as well I can see this is a reconstruction but it would have looked like this during the time the the Camp’s existence construction of a room with the beds and uh as you can see not a lot of space and people would have been crammed here imagine the numbers just in one room but as I can see there’s two beds here two four six six rows here I can see and it just carries on going down one two three four rows down it’s got sleeping quarters after 1938 reconstruction good barck because it was destroyed so a reconstruction just to show you what it would have looked like at that [Music] time of the washroom like you imagine being hered in here with uh lots of other people probably would have had lots of roll calls out here the roll calls were a common thing that the uh nais did they were fond of roll calls so you can see um the foundations here actually of where a lot of the barracks would have been before they were destroyed now this reminds you a lot of um burken now because there’s lots of of Barracks that were destroyed the Nazis destroyed them towards the end when their defeat was imminent so the I’ve got a number over here it’s that number two here so I’ve got one opposite two just here yeah so this is where there would have been a Barrack here you can see the barracks this is an aerial photograph taken by the US Army so where this is the space for walking on the pathway which is here and you can see the uh Barracks that would have been either side when you’re walking down you do get to feel the scale of things because I mean I’m this is Barrack row nine and that’s 10 so if there’s roughly say 2,000 people per Barrack you’re talking uh large numbers and I’m still not towards the end yet I’m not sure what the final number would be I’ve got two that’s 12 over there 14 13 so still carrying on towards the end number we have is number 30 on that side this is actually a chapel here uh inaugurated 1960 this is right towards the end of the barracks place for a candle are the old gates in existence with the barbed wire lighting just there there sort of an electrified just coming up towards the crematorium and this is actually at the side as you look at the uh the camp I’m saying maybe like a rectangle this is actually uh at the side close to the church see the chimney there and in when in operation this must have been a grueling place there a lot of people here a lot of visitors here at the crematorium this is probably the place that’s most [Applause] busy and uh exit was just there so I think I’ll go this way to right the beginning and they’ve got a depiction here picture of the uh crematorium here is so this was taken it’s an illegal photo 1944 taken by Belgian prisoner Jean fumigation cubicles so this is where fumigation would have been done where victims were to be informed on using the supposed showers so this is where they’re waiting and coming up towards the chamber the G chamber so they took their clothes off here and they came into these Chambers this is where the dead were to be brought before the crated so is where the bodies were brought after being killed in the gas Chambers and here we have the crematorium so the bodies would have gone in here so how many can we see here one two three four Crematory you can see the uh they almost look like stretches I guess the bodies would have been put on these stretches and then into wield into the uh crematorium hatches on the side as well not too sure what they were used for but you can see them you see the entrance there and then you can see these hatches on the side and they’re on all of them see them on this side as well there maybe something was used to put oil or anything in there that might burn quicker not too sure petrol not too sure pathway just close to the uh crematorium and it says it ashes were stored here so they were ashes stored in this location because I’m guessing because when the crematorium finish this work the ashes have got to be thrown somewhere and there is a path that’s uh located just in that’s at the side of the crematorium and uh it is Woodland it’s got here pistol range for execution so I’m guessing that the Nazi guard or whoever was doing the firing standing here and then the prisoners make to stand over here uses the fireing range and this is quite away from the main Camp so whatever went on here wasn’t heard by the camp because is is a quite a bit of a walk right on the uh back of the crematorium away from the crematorium back to the the main uh camp and a lot of people are making their way to the crematorium actually because this is a at the back of the the camp which is very similar to um Buren now because from the main entrance you’ve got to walk all the way to the back and you see the uh crematorium um it’s been destroyed over there you see the remains of it so perimeter fence this is 1937 1938 newly erected prisoner Camp was surrounded by a perimeter fence designed to make Escape impossible so these watchtowers located all along the perimeter up towards the main entrance so uh I can exit from here it’s been a educational trip very interesting trip first time for me in D and uh following on from my trip to alitz if ever you are down here in Germany here in Munich do come down here 2 or 3 hours to spend here uh a lot to learn a lot to see so from dco concentration camp it’s goodbye

Join me as I travel to Dachau Concentration Camp not too far from the City of Munich in Germany. Dachau Concentration Camp stands as a somber testament to one of the darkest periods in human history. Established in 1933, Dachau was one of the first concentration camps operated by the Nazi regime. Located near Munich, Germany, it served as a prototype for the network of camps that would later become synonymous with the Holocaust.

At its peak, Dachau was a place of unspeakable horror, where thousands of men, women, and children were subjected to inhumane conditions, forced labor, and systematic persecution. The camp’s barracks, surrounded by electrified fences and watchtowers, housed prisoners from all walks of life, including political dissidents, religious minorities, homosexuals, and individuals deemed “undesirable” by the Nazi regime.

Life within the confines of Dachau was a daily struggle for survival. Prisoners endured starvation, disease, and brutal treatment at the hands of their captors. Medical experiments, forced sterilisations, and executions were all too common, as the Nazis sought to eradicate those they deemed inferior or subversive to their ideology.

Despite the unimaginable suffering inflicted upon them, the prisoners of Dachau demonstrated remarkable resilience and courage. Through acts of solidarity, resistance, and defiance, they upheld their humanity in the face of dehumanisation and despair. From clandestine education programs to underground resistance networks, they found ways to resist the oppressive regime and maintain a sense of dignity and hope.

The liberation of Dachau by Allied forces on April 29, 1945, marked the end of one chapter of suffering but also served as a stark reminder of the atrocities committed within its walls. The images of emaciated bodies, mass graves, and survivors clinging to newfound freedom are seared into the collective memory of humanity, a sobering reminder of the consequences of hatred, bigotry, and indifference.

Today, Dachau stands as a memorial to the millions who perished in the Holocaust. Its grounds, now a museum and educational centre, serve as a solemn reminder of the importance of remembering and honouring the victims of genocide. Visitors from around the world come to pay their respects, to bear witness to the horrors of the past, and to reaffirm their commitment to ensuring that such atrocities are never repeated. So come and join Nomadic Jas on my travels and this time to Dachau Concentration Camp.

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