As where the concentration camp is located in Berlin which known as the dreadful event happened during the World War II. Some of that history entails concentration camps and such facts serve to remind the public of some ugly occurrences of the past as well as their location.
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp or Oranienburg concentration Camp
Of all concentration camps that were established in Berlin, perhaps, the most famous was the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Sachsenhausen concentration camp is in Oranienburg that is near Berlin and contains many facts about how the Nazi regime treated millions of people.
Sachsenhausen was built in 1936 and was first designed to detain political prisoners. In a later period, it was also one of the main base for extermination and use of force against other groups of people such as Jews, communists, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the like.
Touring in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp today is a memorial and museum which enlightens the people on what happened in the camp. It is, therefore required to study the history and physically visit such sites to avoid such incidences of violation of human rights in the future.
One is free to walk round the compound and view the original barracks, the administration block, and the gas chamber. It is also possible to take a tour through the camp and gain many detailed facts about its history and occupants.
The Ravensbrück Women Concentration Camp
The next pointing out camp was the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp situated near Berlin. Unlike other camps which were general in nature Ravensbrück was a women’s concentration camp. The school was founded in 1939 and ceased to exist in 1945.
Initially, Ravensbrück camp was designed for punishment of female political prisoners, criminals and later women from occupied countries were also imprisoned here. Living conditions in the camp were horrifying, there was forced labour, hysterical vivisection, and systematic torture which became the way of life the inmates.
A walkthrough of Ravensbrück Women’s concentration Camp
Currently Ravensbrück is a memorial and consequence for the victims of the camp. There are several different exhibits visitors can go through and get familiar with the lives and suffering of women that were incarcerated in the facility.
The symbol of these places is to pay homage and respect to all those people who have lost their lives during the occurrence of the holocaust; we must also, remember the lives and suffering of people who would have been directly affected by the holocaust.
The place in question oe the space has social and especially historical memory references.
These concentrations camps in Berlin are not only useful for understanding the tragedy of the past but also as a message to current generation about human rights, tolerances and acceptance.
Such sites assist in developing a historical link by visiting and getting to see for ourselves and make sure that, we do not let such acts by the holocaust to happen again. At the same time it is a poignant call for further fostering an action of countering and stopping future acts of hatred, discrimination and violence.
Closeness of past tragic events and value for the victims of the war are the primary factors in hope to create a better future and avoid similar disasters in the future.
In Conclusion
The concentration camps like Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg and Ravensbrück near Berlin were sad installations that saw millions of innocents die. Nowadays they act as museums and places for people to recall the past and put it to their use for making the world a more tolerant place.
I think that the visits to these places are one of the best ways to commemorate victims and make sure that the world’s societies do not forget about those horrible events, which help us build the world with fewer people ‘enemies’ or victims.
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