Kurzbeschreibung
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Fuggerei, Dachau concentration camp, Neuschwanstein Castle, Augsburger Puppenkiste, Würzburg Residence, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Plassenburg, Linderhof Palace, Herrenchiemsee, Trausnitz Castle, Hohenschwangau Castle, Mödlareuth, Fortress Marienberg, Dachau Palace, Schloss Weißenstein, Veste Oberhaus, Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum, German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, Maxberg Museum, Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum, Jura Museum. Excerpt: Dachau concentration camp (German: , IPA: ) was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, which is located in southern Germany. Opened 22 March 1933 (51 days after Hitler took power), it was the first regular concentration camp established by the coalition government of the National Socialist Party (Nazi Party) and the German Nationalist People's Party (dissolved on 6 July 1933). Heinrich Himmler, then Chief of Police of Munich, officially described the camp as "the first concentration camp for political prisoners." Dachau served as a prototype and model for the other Nazi concentration camps that followed. Almost every community in Germany had members taken away to these camps. Newspapers continually reported of "the removal of the enemies of the Reich to concentration camps", and as early as 1935 there were jingles warning: "Dear God, make me dumb, that I may not to Dachau come" ("Lieber Gott, mach mich dumm, damit ich nicht nach Dachau kumm"). The camp's basic organization: layout as well as building plans, were developed by Kommandant Theodor Eicke and were applied to all later camps. He had a separate secure camp near the command center, which consisted of living quarters, administration, and army camps. Eicke ...