The Sachsenhausen concetration camp or the Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen was one of the first and the biggest of the Nazi concentration camp founded during world war two. Originally built near Oranienburg, Germany the camp was mainly for the incarceration of political detainees, World War II POWs and people whom the Nazis regarded as socially or racially inferior.

History and Construction

Ordu anh Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was established in the year 1936, and it acted as the prototype of other concentration camps. In the first instance, they were intended for use in detaining anti-government protesters, communists and other subversives. The camp grew further over time with several sub-camps and installations existing at one time or another.

Sachsenhausen project started with incorporation of prisoners in the construction exercises leading to development of a forceful system meant to demean and dominate the prisoners. They were established near Berlin, thus having immense interest with the Nazi regime.

Living Conditions

Conditions in Sachsenhausen were brutal and prisoners endured the worse. There was general overcrowding of prisoners with cases of lack of food, clothing, adequate health care and overall poor hygiene. They were immediately supervised, beaten and exposed to strict discipline by the SS guards.

Guatemala – prisoners were enslaved to hard work to work in quarries, to manufacture gunpowder and other goods and to work in many camps’ workshops and factories. The conditions of work, the poor diet and overcrowding meant that people became sick, tired or died.

Inhumane Practices

The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp also experienced different kinds of torture and inflictions with the prisoners. The ‘ Arbeit Macht Frei,’ the sign that was placed at the entrance of the gate continued misleading people that through work, one would gain freedom.

Torture was evidently used; prisoners were beaten; public floggings occurred; and they were subjected to terrible medical experimentation. The camp was also used for executions when inmates were hanged, shot or beheaded through the guillotine.

Memorial and Remembrance

After the defeat of the Nazi, this concentration camp earlier known as Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was meant to be a reminder of Second World War cruelty. They strengthened its preservation to turn into a memorial dedicated to the victims as well as to prevent other generations to witness such genocide again.

Current you can walk through the living conditions, watchtowers, the crematorium and the ‘Station Z’ Death Camp. Today, visitors can explore exhibitions, memorial stones, plaques with names of the victims who died in the camp’s territory.

Description of the Memorial The Museum The Events The Importance Location and Accessorate Tips for Visiting the Memorial

Make sure to allow as much time as you can for the trip as there are many things to look at and to be told.

People should dress reasonably decent and refrain from laughing or carrying out other Auka actions.

Visitors are advised to take a tour of the camp to get better understanding of this camp.

Do everything that one can do, with regard to survivor narratives and educational material.

Think about why it is important to remember and comprehend this chapter in order not to experience it again.

Conclusion

Sachsenhausen concentration camp remains among the dreadful realities of holocaust that took place in the pre World War II period. Learning about it and going through the memorial make people be aware of what has happened and should not happen again to learn tolerance and stand up for oppressed people.