It was established in March 1933, mainly for Communists and Social Democrats.
(If the question relates to the site and the buildings before they became a concentration camp, the answer is that they were a disused armaments factory).
Originally, the Nazis set up concentration camps in March 1933 to terrorize political opponents. The extermination camps ('death camps') for Jews and 'gypsies' were a later developmen (1941-42).
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Originally, the Nazi concentration camps were used mainly for political oponents of the Nazis.
to house trouble makers, criminals, political opponents and other social or religious undesirables
The concentration camps were originally for POW's and people opposing the nazi regime. but after Kristal Nacht they became known as death camps
Hitler designed Dachau concentration camp but it was the people who was going to be in it who built it.
No, Stutthof was the first concentration camp built outside Germany. (The first camp was Dachau).
During the Holocaust, Dachau was a Concentration Camp.
Dachau concentration camp was created in 1933.
Buchenwald, though initially it was called Ettersberg (for a couple of weeks or so).
Hitler designed Dachau concentration camp but it was the people who was going to be in it who built it.
No, Stutthof was the first concentration camp built outside Germany. (The first camp was Dachau).
Dachau was an ordinary concentration camp.
It was called the Dachau concentration camp.
During the Holocaust, Dachau was a Concentration Camp.
Dachau concentration camp was created in 1933.
Buchenwald, though initially it was called Ettersberg (for a couple of weeks or so).
The Nazis designed and planned the Dachau concentration camp but it was the prisoners who would of been in them, who actually built it.
The first Nazi Concentration Camp was Dachau Concentration Camp. Since it's called Dachau, it's in Dachau,Germany.
Dachau was a concentration/extermination camp in WWII.
It was a concentration camp.
Buchenwald (and Dachau, and Belzek) were created in 1933.