Politics & Government

Opening of Dachau Concentration Camp

Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp, established to detain political opponents and others deemed undesirable by the regime. Located near Munich, Germany, its construction began shortly after Adolf Hitler's rise to power. The camp initially housed political prisoners, including communists and socialists, and later expanded to include Jews, homosexuals, and other minority groups. The first inmates arrived on March 22, 1933, subjecting them to harsh conditions and forced labor, marking the beginning of a grim era of systemic persecution.

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