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Dachau

The Nazis established Dachau concentration camp in Germany in March, 1933. In addition to incarcerating nearly 200,000 prisoners between 1933-1945, it also served as both a model for future concentration camps and a SS training center. It is estimated that at least 40,000 people died at Dachau. Explore more content related to the Dachau concentration camp during the Holocaust. 

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A prosecution witness demonstrates the position prisoners were forced to assume for punishment on the whipping block in the Dachau ... [LCID: 61085]
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A prosecution witness during the Dachau trial
A survivor of Kaufering IV, one of the Dachau subcamps in the Landsberg-Kaufering area, with American soldiers after liberation. [LCID: 89445]
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A survivor of Kaufering IV
Handwritten letter on lined yellowed paper.
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Aaron A. Eiferman Letter: Page 1
Abraham Klausner [LCID: akl1038m]
Oral History
Abraham Klausner describes encountering survivors of the Dachau camp
Abraham Lewent [LCID: all0262m]
Oral History
Abraham Lewent describes the moments following his liberation from a death march from the Dachau camp
Aerial view of Dachau concentration camp [LCID: dfd0660a]
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Aerial view of Dachau concentration camp
Allied prisoner of war describes work details [LCID: dfd0661p]
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Allied prisoner of war describes work details
Aron Tabrys [LCID: 6924]
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Aron Tabrys
Three prisoners standing in line while in an open space. All three are wearing striped uniforms with identifying patches.
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Austrian prisoners in Dachau
A view of barracks in the Kaufering network of subsidiary camps of the Dachau concentration camp. [LCID: 46454]
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Barracks in Kaufering
View of barracks after the liberation of Kaufering, a network of subsidiary camps of the Dachau concentration camp. [LCID: 82763]
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Barracks in Kaufering
Benjamin (Beryl) Ferencz [LCID: bft0604m]
Oral History
Benjamin (Beryl) Ferencz describes preparations for trials before military tribunals
Betty Leiter Lauchheimer [LCID: 4457]
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Betty Leiter Lauchheimer
A large pile of emaciated corpses inside of a large concrete room. Most of the bodies are nude or mostly nude.
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Bodies in the Dachau crematorium mortuary
A large pile of emaciated bodies. Most are naked, however bits of striped uniforms can be seen amongst the bodies. A few human skulls litter the ground.
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Bodies outside the crematorium at Dachau
An open boxcar containing dozens of dead victims. Several uniformed officers stand behind a few young people in front of the open boxcar door.
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Boxcars containing bodies of victims outside the Dachau camp

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