The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was a Nazi concentration camp launched in 1936 in Oranienburg, Germany, slightlyabilitated.

north of Berlin. It was used during world war, specifically it was a key instrument in the implementation of the hitler’s final solution. This blog post will discover the history, context and the metoo story of Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

1. Sachsenhausen is one of the most important concentration camp in Nazi Germany: its origins and its role.

Sachsenhausen was one of the first establishment of concentration camp for political prisoners that was built to detain the prisoners.

and gays, Jehovah’s Witnesses and similar people that Nazis deemed to be suitable for extermination. Its

main purpose was for slaves, and they were utilized by different German businesses.

1.1 Location and Operation

Being in the vicinity of theicescent town of Oranienburg, Sachsenhausen had the advantage of being clos,e to the much larger and more significant city of Berlin. It was designed to be a model

compound, which was supposed to illustrate Hitler’s ‘master race’ theories. The camp in the Wajir Desert was stretched on an estimated of 400 hectare of land.

could accommodate up to 30,000 prisoners at one time or the other.

1.2 Prison and Torture

Living situation in Sachsenhausen was full of torturing, starvation, and barely livable conditions. Prisoners

Labor was forced, diseases recurred endemically, malnutrition was prevalent, and torture regularly by the SS guards was in force. The

mortality was rather high owing to the sadistics of the camp and the medical experiments the inmates were subjected to.

2. Notable Events and Atrocities

Sachsenhausen has shown a number of horrific acts against the inmates for the entire period of its operation. Here are some

notable events:

Torture and executions: The prisoners suffered torturing mechanisms such as hanging, whipping and .

confinement in small cells. Shooting or hanging was most frequent as a method of executing the convicts.

Medical experiments: Nazi doctors tortured the prisoner subjecting them to horrible medical experiments including injections.

chemicals, diseases and vaccines . The advocated malpractices led to many deaths of prisoners who were used as subjects for experiments.

Role in the Holocaust: SS officers along with other guards were trained practice in Sachsenhausen and the camp played a crucial part.

in the execution of the Final Solution regarding shooting, gassing and burning of individuals.

victims.

3. Liberation and Aftermath

Sachsenhausen was liberated in April 1945 by the Soviet force. As the result many survivors were in a very poor health conditions and

mental conditions. After that the camp continued its activity as the Soviet Special Camp till 1950 for the political prisoners.

held. Sachsenhausen today is a memorial complex and a museum designed to commemorate the victims of the crimes.

suffered.

4. Remembering the Victims

This paper will therefore seek to re-visit Sachsenhausen and remind people of the brutalities perpetrated against victims. Education and remembrance

are significant and helpful as reference tools in order to avoid such acts being committed again. Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum should be visited

to offer respects and to learn the history or rather prehistory of this forgotten tragedy.

4.1 Never Forget

Let it never be forgotten that the holocaust took the lives of millions of people. By educating ourselves and

When we share a story of the victims, people can turn the world into one which does not allow hate and violence.

human rights.

Conclusion

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp is shocking and reminds people about the events of the Second World War. Let us

avoid forgetting them, pay tribute to them, and make sure that other incidences of this nature do not recurrences.