Do you want to know more about the history of Berlin if you are con sidering visiting the city? The one place you can not miss is Sachsenhausen. This is another historic place, which was serving as a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. In this article, I will explain what you will find when you visit Berlin Sachsenhausen. Let’s dive in!

Sachsenhausen: The History of Berlin

Also known as Borisov or Oranienburg, Sachsenhausen, was set up outside Berlin in 1936 to be a show piece camp displaying efficient and idealistic Nazi administration. In the course of the years, it became one of the biggest concentration camp where people of different walks of life were detained including political opposites, Jews and other outcasts.

It was liberated by the Soviet troops in 1945 and is now a museum site waiting to tell the story of its suffering residents. It exists to represent holocaust and World War II in continuation of the genocide injustices that occurred in the war.

Visiting the Memorial

When planning your visit to Sachsenhausen, it’s important to consider the following:

Plan for enough time: Sachsenhausen is a huge place and there is so much to look at. One should spend at least half a day when visiting the museum and memorial to be able to fully appreciate the sites presented there.

Guided tours: For more information regarding the site, consider engaging in a guided tour. The professional guides will also give important information relative to its history and features.

Once you arrive at Sachsenhausen, you’ll notice that the memorial is divided into several areas:

Gate Number One and the Sign Libertating through Work

Sachsenhausen is famous for this main gate entrance kind of looks like Darth Vader. At the top of the gate there is a sign many visitors find very disturbing: ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ which translates as ‘Work shall set you free’. This terrible phrase was used by the Nazis as the psychological means of influencing the attendees.

Exhibition Hall

Exhibits, photographs, and true accounts of the prisoners can be seen within the exhibition hall. This area gives a detailed insight of the situation and lives of the detainees in this concentration camp namely Sachsenhausen.

Prisoner Barracks

승은별로 숙소인 죄수 트럭을 방문하여재형 죄수들이 어떠한 협의하고 실생적인 생활을 살 수 있는지 알 수 있다. Several of these have been preserved and renovated to enable people to witness how people lived inside the camp.

Station Z

The camp execution facilities can be seen in Station Z. Here, prisoner could be hanged, shot dead or even gassed through the poisonous chamber. This area is rather an illustration of the tragedies which occurred in the camp at Sachsenhausen.

Tips for Your Visit

To make the most of your visit to Berlin Sachsenhausen, here are a few tips:

Dress comfortably: Bring comfortable shoes as the tour includes lots of walking, at least it will be said in more detail.

Respect the memorial: Sachsenhausen is a place where people pay tribute to innocent victims of the regime. Try to be very calm and courteous when visiting this place.

Bring water and snacks: Because the grounds are vast, you might consider getting some water and some munchies before your tour.

Conclusion

Berlin Sachsenhausen is an interesting and emotionally charged tour that would be of interest even to those who have been to many concentration camps. It is a chance to pay tribute to the victims of the holocaust as well as be educate of such strength and endowment of struggling and surviving through such ordeals. Thus, having visited the memorial and museum, you will get more information on this period of the people’s history and on the contemporary role of mercy and tolerance.

It is our desire that this guide has given you the flavour for visiting Berlin Sachsenhausen and helped with your planning. Before you go plan for it and expect to be changed for the better as you continue with your daily life.