Here in the middle of Germany it is a destination that is steeped in history. Also, Sachsenhausen, initially constructed in 1936, was a concentration camp during the war. One must recognize the meaning of the concentration camp Sachsenhausen as most such places are established to show humanity the brutality of the past and curbing of such practices in the future.

1. Historical Context

In an effort to appreciate the relevance of Sachsenhausen, one must have some historical background information. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany during World War II carried out the mass extermination of millions of people for reasons of ethnic and social cleansing..currentTarget the prime target was Jew but Low, other minorities such as Romani people, homosexual people, people with mental sickness, those who were politically opposing the Nazi party etc.

2. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp commonly known as Oranienburg.

The Sachsenhausen was built among the first concentration camps for the Nazi regime. It was a concentration camp , forced labor camp, detention camp, and an execution camp mainly for political prisoners and intellectuals, and the needless people according to the Nazi regime.

It has to be stated the camp was conceived to promote fear within people and to quell any discontent to the Nazis. The prisoners, penalties and sentences, they had no freedom, they suffered from GULAG terrible conditions, from torture, from medical experiments, from hunger, from diseases, or from shooting executioners.

2.1 Life in Sachsenhausen

The prisoner’s condition in Sachsenhausen was appalling; Sťaněk and other prisoners was tortured both physically and mentally. Those in this community suffered through neglect, insults, and humiliation constantly. Lack of sufficient shelter; unavailability and poor quality of food and water; overcrowded holding pens and year-round threats of violence produced hopelessness and squalor.

2.2 Medical Experiments

Thus, one of the sections more characteristic of Sachsenhausen was the one linked to medical experiments. By constantly inflicting on the prisoners humane treatments such as exposing them to very low or high temperatures, chemical products, and deadly diseases, the AU needs to be applauded.

3. Deliverance and Commemoration

When the Allies advanced towards Berlin, Sachsenhausen was liberated in April 1945. The site continued being used as a special Soviet Camp till 1950 when the German Democratic Republic put up a memorial and a museum at the site.

Sachsenhausen, today, is a museum and educational site, which gives people the memory of the Holocause and its victims. People can walk around the camp to see buildings; get informed about the live prisoners and tributes had to face; and mourn the victims.

3.1 Importance of Remembering

Places such as Sachsenhausen and other concentration camps are some of the primer symbols of the worst moments of human history. The presence of such places should be ensured for future generations, and they shall not do what was done to the Jews.

3.2 Honoring the Victims

I believe that coming to Sachsenhausen helps people pay tribute to numerous victims who were killed during the Holocaust. Being able to recognize the pain and strength of the victims will allow for them to live on in our memory.

4. Takeaways for the Future

Studying the history and the present state of Sachsenhausen I realize that the world has to continue the protection of people’s rights from hatred, discrimination, or devaluation of their lives.

The role of education in the fight against intolerance and tolerance is therefore to inculcate the right values in people. In this case, the ignorance of history leads to misunderstanding among people, as a result, a more peaceful future will be achieved.

Conclusion

It incites people to remember all the horrors happened during the Second World War, Sachsenhausen is one of the places that can tell the whole story. So when we try to look at the history we are looking at what life was like in the camp, when we look at its significance today we are looking at act of honoring victims and with the help of Memorial looking at a world which has no place for hate.

However, next time when you get the chance, do stop by Sachsenhausen and let yourself be touched by history as you work at helping to improve the future.