Pre-Site Visit Reflections Sachsenhausen concentration camp opened in July of 1936. It was one of the earliest concentration camps and was created as a way to train soldiers, and detain “enemies of the state” in the early years of Hitler and the Nazi’s Third Reich. At that point, they were quite focused on vocal political… Continue reading Sachsenhausen Museum and Memorial – By Marisa
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial – By Jordyn
Pre-Site Visit Reflections Auschwitz was founded on the orders of SS Reich Leader Heinrich Himmler on the 27th of April 1940 in Oświęcim, Poland. The first prisoners sent here were majority Polish Political prisoners who were to be exploited for slave labour. In March 1941, Himmler ordered a second and larger complex be built next to… Continue reading Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial – By Jordyn
Mauthausen Memorial Site – By Annika
Pre-Site Visit Reflection Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp, now a memorial site and museum, located roughly 20 kilometres east of Linz, Austria. On our trip, we will visit Mauthausen from Vienna and stay in Linz for a night afterwards. Mauthausen concentration camp was established in August of 1938 following the annexation of Austria. During… Continue reading Mauthausen Memorial Site – By Annika