Some of them were initiated by Nazi Germany during world war II and they had few within Berlin territory. It was in these camps that people that the Nazis did not want were detained, tortured and killed included Jews, political opponents, gypsies, and other undesirables.
1. The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was one of the first created in the Germany in the region of Oranienburg just outside Berlin. It was first erected as a prison for the political enemies of the Nazi’s regime. Subsequently, about 1942, it had become an extermination camp, and several thousands of prisoners died from starvation, exhaustion from working in the SS-owned cooper and brickyard quarries and direct shooting executions.
1.1 Life in Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen
Living conditions in Sachsenhausen were bad and inhumane. They were forced to work, tortured and beaten. The main indicators of their poor living condition were malnutrition and diseases; indeed, death rates were very high within the camp.
Apart from common prisoners, the camp was occupied also by other ‘criminal’ elements including men who were convicted of homosexuality and were similarly persecuted by the Nazis.
2. The Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück camp was situated to the north of Berlin and was mainly for women. The camp was created in 1939 and was functioning as a concentration camp for women and a detention center where the prisoners were forced to work. It was well known for the cruel treatments including the medical experimentation, worst treatment conditions and mass shootings. Ravensbrück was the camp in which many women, political prisoners among them and members of the Resistance movement, were detained.
2.1 The Use of Children in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Other prisoners in Ravensbrück included women and young girls coupled with a sub-section for children. Other females brought in their children with them in the camp even if they were in infancy. Many of them suffered great adversity and were left without proper care, and they all did not live long.
3. Guidelines to Access Former Concentration Camps
Today, these complex have become concentration camp memorials and museums whose function is to make people remember the actions committed during the period of the Nazi Germany. They are a reminders of terrible events which occurred in history, as memorials dedicated to the victims, and serve as a symbol of hope that such events won’t take place again.
However, if you are intending to visit Berlin and also interested in some historical aspect on this ill ferrary then it is recommended to go for; Sachsenhausen Memorial and Ravensbrück Memorial. For tourist to get an even more detailed description of the stories of the victims and the history of these sites they can arrange for guided tours.
3.1 Un gagner le respect et le souvenir
While using any of these memorials it is mandatory to act appropriately, and be very sensitive to the fact that this is a sacred ground. It is customary not to wear bright clothing or revealing clothing; refrain from talking loudly; and adhere to any instructions given by the memorial’s employees when visiting a memorial.
3.2 Education and Bear in mind
Through awareness and actual tours to and through these places we pay tribute to the victims and to say no to any similar cases ever again. The future should be examined to be better and more sympathetic than the past for it to be made a point.
Conclusion
The actual concentration camps in Berlin; Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück are depicted as institutions of inedible torture throughout the dreadful period of the Nazis. Such places can be a great educational trip and a good opportunity to make people focus on history, intolerance, and search for the culture of acceptance as well as , on human difference and less prejudice.
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