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Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau was the first concentration camp opened in Germany during March of 1933.
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Was there only Jews at Dachau?
No, Nazi's also send to concentration camps: communists, homosexuals, disabled, Russian prisoner's of war, gypsies, partisans. From 12 millions victims of Holocaust, 6 millions were Jews, 3 millions Russian prisoners of war, 3 million others.
Where did they use the bathrooms at dachau?
There are two Auschwitz Camps: Auschwitz 1 and Auschwitz Birkenau
Auschwitz 1
Yes their were toilets, barracks style ones- they weren't particulalry good, but they weren't completley dreadful
Auschwitz Birkenau
Yes- there was a huge shed with a bench down the middle with holes in it. Appalling conditions, the toilets were completley open, so disease spread pretty quick
What country was dachau located in?
When first established in 1933 it was quite small and was established on the grounds of an ammunition factory. A few barracks were added to house both the prisoners and the guards and staff. It eventually grew to include 30 subcamps scattered across southern Germany. These subcamps were labor camps and were administered by the Dachau staff. At the time of liberation there were 67,665 prisoners listed as part of the camp system. Only 32,000 were actually liberated. During the 1933 to 1945 period, 188,000 had passed through it.
Facts about dachau concentration camp?
1) it was a concentration camp, not death camp.
2) of appx 144,000 prisoners, 33,000 died of starvation or disease there and 88,000 were shipped to death camps, primarily Auschwitz.
3) there were only 19,000 prisoners alive when the camp was liberated.
4) it was liberated may 8, 1945 by Soviet troops.
5) In February 1945, Heinrich Himmler (SS chief) allowed a transport of 1,210 mostly Dutch Jews to Switzerland. For this, 1.25million was put into Swiss banks by Jewish organizations.
When was Dachau concentration camp established?
Established in March 1933, the Dachau concentration camp was the first permanent concentration camp established by the National Socialist (Nazi) government. Heinrich Himmler, in his capacity as police chief of Munich, officially described the camp as the first concentration camp for political prisoners. It opened amid much publicity as it was intended as a deterrent to opponents of the regime.
The camp was housed in a disused munitions factory.
The first prisoners arrived at Dachau on 22 March 1933 and this is regarded as the opening date. Himmler gave a press conference about it at the time, and its existence was never a secret.
Initially Dachau was run by the SA, not specifically by the SS. Later, Dachau became the model for all ordinary Nazi concentration camps.
Where were Dachau Auschwitz Birkenau and Buchenwald located?
* Dachau - Near Munich, Bavaria. * Auschwitz I - Near Oswiemcim, about 40 miles SW of Krakow, Poland (then under Nazi occupation). * Birkenau was Auschwitz II and about 1 mile from Auschwitz I (see above). * Buchenwald was near Weimar, Thuringia. Dachau, Auschwitz I and Buchenwald also had several sub-camps, some of which was far away from the main camp.
How many Jews were killed in crematoriums in Dachau?
Almost none, the crematoria at Dachau were not designed with any space for executions. Dachau itself was not an execution centre.
Dachau was in Bavaria, in Germany and held mainly Gentiles, the death camps were in Poland.
Did Dachau concentration camp have a gas chamber?
No.
- Concentration camps were large camps where Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, Slavs, and political prisoners were held. Those that died did so of either natural causes or being shot.
- Death camps were like concentration camps but they were the ones which had gas chambers.
Many concentration camps had small gas chambers to kill prisoners who had become 'useless'. For example, Stutthof had such a gas chamber and an estimated 1,100 prisoners were killed there.
What did the Dachau concentration camp look like?
They consisted mainly of groups of wooden huts surrounded by electrified barbed wire fences. Spot lights at night with armed guards. The Germans had dogs for those that dared to try and escape and it didn't much matter to the German soldiers if the dog killed the prisoner or not. Food was scarce and what they received wasn't fit for a dog. They often went thirsty. They didn't have proper toilet facilities. The Germans would on occasion "delouse" the prisoners with disinfectants right in the middle of the yard of the concentration camp so men, women and children had no privacy.
Dachau was "opened" on March 22, 1933 when about 150 political prisoners were moved there from other prisons in the area. The SS moved in April and the next day the first prisoners were murdered.
What happened when Dachau concentration camp was liberated?
Nothing much until 1971 when it was turned into Han's Dance und Disco.
What was the daily life at Dachau?
Some Jews were immediently gassed upon arrival. However...
You would wake up and work, for example, carry anvils to make weapons for the war and get turnip soup and potato peels. There was very little room full of many people. You would sleep on bunks next to around 3 or 4 people. It was cold and you would be beaten if you didn't do something right but that's only if you're lucky. The smell of the dead was around, and disgusting.
When Jews were marching and someone stepped out of line they would be shot and then creamated; if you we're a child you would probably go straight to the gas chamber; if you were a woman [often] the same thing would happen; if you were a man you were more lucky if you worked in the end they still would have killed you. It was a devastating time.
Yes, parts of Auschwitz I and II became a museum in 1947 and are open to the public.
Who were the first inmates at dachau?
When they arrived at berkenau (The death camp of aushwitz) They would be sorted into two groups, the left side would be sent to work, the right would be gassed. The man who decided the fate of the people was a nazi general.
How many deaths accorded in dachau?
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/6/68/250px-KZDachau1945.jpg Dachau housed over 200,000 prisoners in which 25,613 prisoners were estimated to have been killed at the camp with another 10,000 deaths at the surrounding sub-camps.
What was the purpose of buchenwald concentration camps?
The main purpose of the camp was to terrorize political opponents of the Nazi regime.
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It was all apart of the master plan, they were to make the "eligible" prisoners work until they were nothing but skin and bones, most died from malnutrition or suicide. The others were taken to the gas chambers and "exterminated" immediately. After they had been killed they were cremated.
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Dachau was intended mainly for political prisoners but in the later stages also took other prisoners. It was not an extermination camp and it did not have any large gas chamber.
How many Jews were killed in the kristallnacht?
According to official Nazi figures, 91 Jews were killed on Kristallnacht, historic research has shown that the figure was approximately 400.
Why were the Jews treated so badly?
God made a rule that when Jews forget that they're different, the nations remind them.
How many Jews per day were killed at Dachau?
25,613 Jews were killed at Dachau concentration camp.
Jews has been deported to Dachau for 11 Years 7 months and 2 weeks = 4242 Days.
25,613/4242= 6.
So in average of 6 Jews per day were killed. However, this isn't accurate for all days. most days Jews wasn't killed until After the Wansee conference and the idea of Final Solution to deal with the Jewish problem.
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Nowhere near that number of Jews. The figure given above is the total for the total overall death toll at Dachau, assuming that the SS's own figures are accurate. Contrary to a widesperead misconception, very few Jews were imprisoned or killed at Dachau. It was one of the main camps for political oponents of the Nazi regime, and on the whole conditions there were significantly better than, for example, at Mauthausen or Auschwitz.
In English what does dachau mean?
It doesn't really translate but it is a concentration camp near Munich in Southern Germany
When the train reached dachau how many out of 150 prisoners remained alive?
On Monday 22nd March 1933, 150 political prisoners were sent to Dachau and only 70 survived the 2 day train Journey.
