On March 21, 1933 Dachau was just another town under Nazi Rule, it suddenly became much more in just 24 hours. As soon as Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, he wasted no time and a few weeks later he established a camp in Dachau, named after the town itself. Dachau soon became a model for all Nazi concentration camps in Germany. The camp was primarily for political prisoners, but throughout its 12 years of existence it withheld many other people. The exact number of deaths that occurred at this camp was never known and will most likely stay a mystery since very few (compared to the total of prisoners held) were registered dead.
After Germany's loss in World War II, they fell into economic depression. Those in Germany were desperate for a leader who would guide them out of it. As horrible as Hitler was, he was a clever man and realized that this was the perfect timing to introduce himself to the world. In 1933 Hitler rose into power. One of his first actions as Chancellor of Germany was setting up a concentration camp. …show more content…
Four years after its establishment, the SS began the construction of a new large set of buildings which was capable of holding 6,000 prisoners. It was the prisoners themselves who, under terrible conditions, destroyed the old munitions factory to clear the land for the new concentration camp that would also be built by them. The new camp was finally finished a year after, in 1938. Dachau was separated in two areas: the camp area (which was the living quarters for the prisoners) and the crematorium area (which wasn't built until
After Germany's loss in World War II, they fell into economic depression. Those in Germany were desperate for a leader who would guide them out of it. As horrible as Hitler was, he was a clever man and realized that this was the perfect timing to introduce himself to the world. In 1933 Hitler rose into power. One of his first actions as Chancellor of Germany was setting up a concentration camp. …show more content…
Four years after its establishment, the SS began the construction of a new large set of buildings which was capable of holding 6,000 prisoners. It was the prisoners themselves who, under terrible conditions, destroyed the old munitions factory to clear the land for the new concentration camp that would also be built by them. The new camp was finally finished a year after, in 1938. Dachau was separated in two areas: the camp area (which was the living quarters for the prisoners) and the crematorium area (which wasn't built until