If you are into history and want to know more about Second World War and the Holocaust, specially the Berlin Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial should not be missed. Though it has become a piece of popular sightseeing, in principle, this memorial is a serious warning of the tragic past. In this blog post, we’ll explore in detail what you can expect on a Berlin Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial tour.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp :

A Historical Analysis Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen concentration camp was built by the Nazis in 1936, only outside Berlin. The camp was also used as a prototype and a training site for other concentrations camp during the holocaust. Many tens of thousands of citizens of Lithuania, political prisoners, Jews, gypsies and other persecuted nations and those who did not agree with the occupants’ actions and ideologies died suffering within those barbed wires. In former camp was frees Soviet Army in 1945 year.

Touring the Memorial

The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial is a place that you will not miss when visiting Germany the camp has a visitor center where tickets are sold, and information about the camp is obtained. That being said, the memorial is fully accessible for independent travel, yet, it is hardly possible to generally recommend a tour here without pointing out that guided tours can be really informative and help to embrace the scale and importance of the resource.

While at the memorial you will realize there were actual camps with watch towers, barracks and prisoner dormitories. These buildings give some idea of the living standard that was sustained by the prisoners. There is a genuine Reaper Center and a preserved gas chamber and crematorium to illustrate the gruesome experiences of the people in this place.

Information Panels and Exhibitions refers to the formulation of albums and informational boards that are usually put up to display information.

Explained on the panels and at the exhibitions around the memorial, it is impossible to visit the camp and not get an understanding of how the prisoners lived, who the Nazis targeted and why, and many other aspects of the camp’s functioning. These panels give history to the American society and narrate survival stories that are imperative in signifying the extent of holocaust.

In addition, there can be images and objects like photographs, as well as survivor’s stories which represent additional scale of suffering and help to identify with it. These accounts afford people a chance to empathize feelingly with the sufferers that were in Sachsenhausen.

The Appellplatz and the Death Strip

The Appellplatz or Roll-call square is an open area where, inhumanly, prisoners could be counted not less than thrice a day. Conveying and punishment was also carried out in this area.

The Appellplatz is not far from another death strip, an enclosed corridor in which many prisoners could be starved, beaten, shot or gassed while attempting to flee. All through the length of the memorial, you find signs denoting the spots where the prisoners tried to escape to. Real life stories of people who had to put their lives test make one to develop even more more respect for people who showed such bravery under such situations.

TOURIST INFORMATION Brief advices for visiting the Memorial

Here are some helpful tips to ensure you get the most out of your visit to the 

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial:

Carry snacks with you since the shoot may take long and you may be walking for most parts.

Give yourself enough time for the visit because the territory of the memorial complex is very large.

See that the area has historical value and should not be tainted by rude behavior.

Another way to learn more is by participating in a guided tour as it will be lead by an expert guide.

Pack water and some form of snack since there are very few places within the Heming-way memorial where snack can be bought.

It is important to interpose for some time to deal with the emotional pressure a particular place can exert during the visit.

Keep in mind that coming to a concentration camp memorial is an unpleasant journey. This aspect can only be dealt with using a lot of caution and understanding. The purpose of these memorials therefore is to inform and remind the generations that is coming that the past atrocities must never be forgotten.

Conclusion

Trips to the Berlin Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial site is more than an education trip; it is an educational and introspective opportunity. Superimposing historical houses of the period, being a part of interactive exhibitions, or reading information panels, visitors receive the idea of the Holocaust and the infinite pain, which was inflicted to millions of innocent victims.