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Dachau concentration camp

Dachau concentration camp

Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats,... Wikipedia
Built by: Germany
Inmates: Political prisoners, Poles, Romani, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic priests, Communists
Liberated by: U.S. Army
Operational: March 1933 – April 1945
Other names: German: Konzentrationslager (KZ) Dachau, IPA