The Value of Visiting German Concentration Camps

Learning from this horrible part of German history in Second World War allows preventing repetition of those crimes and serves as a reminder of injustice inflicted on the mankind. In this paper, I would like to discuss a method of respecting the dead, hailing our past and cherishing our nowadays freedom – the visits of the German concentration camps. While many people pass through and interact with history, this journey would like to bring you to some of Germany’s most well-known concentration camp so that may recall the lives of the survivors who witnessed the dreadful experience.

Camp Sachsenhausen: Concentration

Another popular camp that is now a historical reminder of the area is the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, which is situated right north of Berlin. Under its operation, it gave show of internment cells for which the political dissidents, intellectuals, and minority groups were detained between the years 1936 and 1945.

Evaluations show that the guests of the camps can tour punishment cells, crematorium, prisoner barracks. The full display then serves as the basis of observation on everyday activities that are deemed living among the former residents of kitchen building. Exploring the information about camp and life inside its territory in great detail is the offer of audio-guiding and guided-tours.

Plan your vacation ahead.

This is because the owners of the historical /Sachsenhausen appeal travel to Sachsenhausen hence would want such excursion to be prepared early. Substitute check of access to the course by observing opening and closing hours of the course and then buying an online ticket well in advance during rush hours of the check-in. You will make some very emotionally satisfying visit and also spend the necessary time to complete the detailed visit to the camp.

Dachau: The Concentration Camp

Located thirty kilometres from Munich it was the first permanent Nazi concentration camp constructed in the year 1933. This made it a model for the extent of other constructed concentration camps.

Entering through the gate with inscription, “Arbeit macht frei” , (Work will set you free), you will be surrounded with all sorts of awful sign of where you are coming from. The museum of the camp, the life of the captives, the Dachau liberation, and the full image of life under the Nazi authority complement each other.

Advice: Consider a guided tour.

When it comes to Dachau, one should not conceptualize visiting it on a tour but rather picture to be on a tour guiding session there. Least of all, you stand no chance of missing any of the key facets if knowledgeable tour guides take you around the camp and explain everything to you. Indeed, these visits may help them to set the events and can even help to explain some of the bandscape involved in such complex events.

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration: Camp

However, even though Auschwitz-Birkenau is located in Poland, the historical background for this site, based on the fact that it once belonged to Germany, cannot be viewed as insignificant. And it has been relevant in the place since Germany got its very form of national unity after the loss in World War 2. As has been noted, over a million people died in the camp, making Auschwitz Birkenau the largest concentration and extermination camp the Nazis established.

Well, when one has a chance to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, it is a very sad and touching experience. At a large area one can find the crematoria and the gas chambers as well as a number of barracks. Self explanatory guided tours are available for the guests, they can visit several sections of the camp the explain the horrible activities of the institution and accompany the guests.

Guideline: Make decent prior ticket reservations.

In fact due to the high demand for more tickets there is a less supply of Tickets on site, hence one is encouraged to order their tickets in advance. As Auschwitz and Birkenau are separate districts of the single vast and identical concentration camp, the visitor should also allocate enough time to visit them separately. It is important to always respect the position that you occupy as you work in the area knowing that the place is sensitive.

Eventually

A visit to these concentration camps allows one to acknowledging the truth of what happened in reality thus enabling human equally suffered and died. Sachsenhausen, Dachau, Auschwitz-Birkenau show as much as hate can advance, and as such, tolerance and understanding have to be built.

This means that, when you are visit Historical sites, you respect the stories, search for knowledge, and be sure that the lesson that the people impart to the masses do not vanishes. Once these issues are faced with knowledge, empathy coupled with a desire to ensure that such incidents do not repeat themselves again.