Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft
N 48° 16.083 E 011° 28.230
32U E 683325 N 5349043
A Nazi concentration/forced labor camp located 16 kilometers (10 miles) north west of Munich, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM28GX
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 09/22/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Rupert2
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Germany has preserved this place of remberance as a Gedenkstätte (memorial place). Admission is free.

From 1933 to April, 29 1945, when Dachau was liberated by the US Army, over 200,000 prisoners from 30 countries were held here. More than 30,000 are recorded to have died here, countless thousands more died who were not registered.

The gate at the camp is famous for the phrase "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work frees).

The official English Dachau Concentration Camp website is: (visit link)

Additional information may be found at Wikipedia (visit link)
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