Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, was established by the SS (Schutzstaffel) under the direction of Heinrich Himmler. Construction began in March 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. The camp was initially intended to detain political prisoners, but it eventually expanded to include various groups deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.
Dachau played no role in WWII. The camp was established six years before the war started, it was a place to hold people, it did not decide why to take or why. The system that created Dachau and created the laws which turned its victims into criminals was responsible.
After Dachau was created in 2001.
There were 40,500 deaths at Dachau.
During the Holocaust, Dachau was a Concentration Camp.
Dachau is nearly 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) from Munich.
Dachau played no role in WWII. The camp was established six years before the war started, it was a place to hold people, it did not decide why to take or why. The system that created Dachau and created the laws which turned its victims into criminals was responsible.
Dachau was run by the SS.
After Dachau was created in 2001.
There were 40,500 deaths at Dachau.
During the Holocaust, Dachau was a Concentration Camp.
Dachau was an ordinary concentration camp.
Dachau was a concentration/extermination camp in WWII.
Dachau was a punishment and hard labour concentration camp.
2720 Priests were in Dachau concentration camp.
The size of the town of Dachau is 13.46 SQ Miles.
It was called the Dachau concentration camp.
Dachau is nearly 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) from Munich.