Dachau
Medical Experiment Camp
Where was this concentration camp located?
This camp is located about 10 miles northwest of Munich in southern Germany.
When was this camp established?
Was started in March 20, 1933
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Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) became chancellor of Germany.
In 1965, a memorial site was created on the grounds of the former Dachau concentration camp.