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Dachau concentration camp

Dachau (UK: /ˈdæxaʊ/, /-kaʊ/; US: /ˈdɑːxaʊ/, /-kaʊ/; German: ⓘ) 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 the Nazi Party's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents. It was located on the…

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Location
Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany
Built by
Nazi Germany
Commandant
List of commandants
Inmates
Political prisoners, Poles, Romani, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic priests, Communists
Killed
41,500 (per Dachau website)
Liberated by
U.S. Army

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Main camp

Satellite camps and sub-camps

Liberation

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SS and civilian doctors

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Dachau concentration camp

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Dachau concentration camp

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related to Satellite camps and sub-camps · 18
Dachau concentration camp → All Kaufering, Allied, American, April, Dachau, December, German, Germany, In, Kaufering, Kommandos, Messerschmitt Me, Out, Overall, Ringeltaube, Satellite, Typhus, Within
related to Forced labor · 15
Dachau concentration camp → Albert Theis, Arbeit, As, Dachau, Everything, It, Luxembourgish, Nazi, One, Schubraum, SS-Totenkopfverbände, The, There, This, Work
Built by · 1
Dachau concentration camp → Nazi Germany
Commandant · 1
Dachau concentration camp → List of commandants
Inmates · 1
Dachau concentration camp → Political prisoners, Poles, Romani, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic priests, Communists
Killed · 1
Dachau concentration camp → 41,500 (per Dachau website)
Liberated by · 1
Dachau concentration camp → U.S. Army
Location · 1
Dachau concentration camp → Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany
Number of inmates · 1
Dachau concentration camp → Over 188,000 (estimated)
Operated by · 1
Dachau concentration camp → Schutzstaffel (SS)

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Dachau concentration campBuilt byNazi Germany1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campCommandantList of commandants1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campInmatesPolitical prisoners, Poles, Romani, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic priests, Communists1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campKilled41,500 (per Dachau website)1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campLiberated byU.S. Army1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campLocationUpper Bavaria, Southern Germany1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campNumber of inmatesOver 188,000 (estimated)1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campOperated bySchutzstaffel (SS)1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campOperationalMarch 1933 – April 19451.00infobox
Dachau concentration campOriginal usePolitical prison1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campOther namesGerman: Konzentrationslager (KZ) Dachau, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-sm…1.00infobox
Dachau concentration campWebsitekz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de1.00infobox

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