Introduction
Do you like the history field and searching for a place to attract true history and its cruel evidences? Consider the so called Sachsenhausen camp – the former concentration camp, which was situating not far from Berlin, Germany. In this article, we will give you all necessary information that you may need before going to Sachsenhausen and why is it so significant. So, let’s begin our journey.
Background
Sachsenhausen was set up 1936, and it developed into one of the biggest concentration camps the Nazis administered. At one point, it was purposed to demonstrate how people seen as subhuman by the Nazi’s were persecuted and afterwards exterminated.
In the period of the Second World War Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen performed important function as the training camp of the SS officers, as well as the place of confinement of the political opponents, Jews, homosexuals and other representatives of the undesirable minority. It is probable to suggest that visiting this site gives people the feeling of how horrible that period was and how it is essential to remember it.
Visiting Sachsenhausen
1. Arrival
Sachsenhausen is just 35kilometers north of Berlin to make it easier for people to visit. You will have an option of using the train or bus to access the site as there frequent services from the city of Berlin. The ride takes approximately 45 minutes and it easy for those visiting Berlin and want to take a day trip.
2. Guided Tours
It is suggested to take an organized tour to get the best value from your visit. Tour guides are experienced individuals and they will offer good information when giving descriptions and history of every point of the camp. They usually include a visit to a museum, a prisoner’s barrack as well as an entrance gate that had a sign “Arbeit Macht Frei,” in English, work sets you free.
3. Museum and Exhibitions
Primarily the museum in Sachsenhausen during a tour one receives general information and some of the horrific activities that took place in the camp. It displays prisoner’s personal effects, photographs, documents, and other items from that era. But, do not forget to look at the permanent exhibitions with additional information on the daily life, and challenges experienced by the victims.
4. The Appellplatz
The Appellplatz also known as roll call square was the largest and most important open area in the camp. Prisoners who were there faced many hours of standing I what was referred to as daily parades which may be under the Suns intense heat or under severe rain and instances of being flogged. Being at this place one can almost imagine the scale of pain these people had to go through.
5. Memorial Sites
Sachsenhausen has several standing Memorial sites for different groups of victims, for example Jewish Memorial Site, Soviet Special Camp Memorial. Do not rush with visits as you must find some time as to honor the memory of those people who died in these walls or felt suffering there.
Conclusion
A visit to Sachsenhausen is one of the chances that one is able to give him or herself time to remember and learn from the past events. That way they do remember the ugly side of man, represented by Holocaust and also keep alonside the victims. This means that by learning and accepting these histories, the possibilities of their repeat occurrences should be prevented. Organise your visit to Sachsenhausen today and pay your respects through history and in person.
