This camp was among the many other like it erected during the Second World War in Berlin Germany. Concerning this subject for the first time, one must point out the function, outcome, and more importantly the historical antecedents of this concentration camp that comprised of a complex of a consolidated camp and sub Camps under the management of the ‘Third Reich’ regime – the Nazi party.
1. Historical Formation and Creation of the Camp
Also called Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, the camp was set up in 1936 by Heinrich Himmler, secretary of state of the Reich and of the German SS. Located about 22 miles to the north of Berlin, it was one of the earliest camps constructed by the Nazis. The proximity to the capital city also had a functional as well as political signification for the Nazi authorities.
2. The Purpose of Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen was primarily an internment and extermination camp for different groups of people the Nazi wanted to eliminate. They consisted of political offenders, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the disabled. Sachsenhausen also was a training ground for the staff of the SS, which after the training, was sent to other camps.
2.1 slavery and attempted killings
As well as the torturing and exploiting the prisoners as slave labor, Sachsenhausen was famous for medical experiments on the prisoners. These cruel experiments aspired to advance the Nazis’ non-existent race theory and caused tremendous suffering of those who suffered through it.
3. Conditions and calendar in the camp
Sachsenhausen was characterized by carelessness and brutalization of inmates as well as the constant LinearLayoutManager of inmates. Penitentiaries’ detainees complained primarily about the terrible living conditions; they included overcrowding, insufficient nutrition, and the absence of appropriate means of hygiene. They also suffered deprivations with harness of Canon mash they also suffered physical and psychological by the SS guard.
4. Liberation and Post War Effect
Sachsenhausen was liberated by Soviet forces at the end of World War II on the 22 of April 1945. In the aftermath of the war it became a special camp for German prisoners for the Russian military, showing the versatility of the camp at the site. Currently, the Sachsenhausen is both memorial and a museum depicting the acts of extermination of the Nazis.
4.1 Importance of Remembering
Travelling to places such as Sachsenhausen is important to help avoid similar or similar tragedies as those witnessed in the holocaust. If people become informed about all these tragedies and learn from them and pass the information to other people, the souls of the victims are happy.
5. Conclusion
There was a concentration camp at Oranienburg not far from Berlin, which has been called ‘Sachsenhausen’ for many years. It also became a center of prosecution and humiliation, hard labor, and experimentation. Knowledge of its past and the effects it brought helps to celebrate the victims and also prevents similar severe wrongs from being committed.
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