The orders for the creation of Dachau concentration camp were issued by Heinrich Himmler, who held the position of Chief of Police in Munich at the time. Following the rise of the Nazi Party to power, there was an urgent need to establish a facility for the detention of political prisoners and ideological opponents. Himmler recognized the potential for such a camp to serve as both a deterrent against dissent and a place for rehabilitating individuals considered hostile to the regime. Theodor Eicke, a committed member of the SS, was appointed as the camp's commandant, and he played a crucial role in developing the camp's structure, regulations, and operations.Dachau opened its gates in March 1933, initially intended to hold communists, socialists, and other political opponents. It was established on the outskirts of Munich, and its initial purpose was to suppress opposition to the Nazi regime. As time progressed, Dachau evolved into a model for other concentration camps across Germany, influencing their design and functioning. Eicke’s policies emphasized strict discipline, harsh treatment, and forced labor as a means of control, thereby institutionalizing the brutality that characterized the Nazi concentration camp system. The camp would eventually hold thousands of inmates, including Jews, Romani people, homosexuals, and others persecuted by the Nazis.The establishment of Dachau represented the beginning of a systematic campaign of terror against perceived enemies of the state. The camp's design and operation became templates for the extensive network of concentration and extermination camps set up later in the war. Moreover, Dachau served as a practical training ground for SS personnel who would go on to manage other camps, directly contributing to the intensification of the Holocaust. Its infamy was cemented not only by the events that transpired within its walls but by its role as a symbol of the repression and violence that characterized the Nazi regime during its leadership in Germany.