Somber Travel: Dachau's 75th Anniversary
On March 22, 1933, the first Nazi concentration camp opened in the German town of Dachau, just north of Munich. Today, 75 years later, the grounds of the camp are a memorial to the hundreds of thousands of people imprisoned there until its liberation in 1945.
Among the many people who have gone to see the historic site was James Shiels, who was a 19-year-old Army private when his division rolled into Dachau. He recently spoke with NPR about the decision to go back:
My son is really... He was the one that got me going... He asked me one day if I'd like to go back there, and the more I thought of it... I thought it was the greatest idea and we found a tour.
Other places in Europe also have Holocaust memorials, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Mittelbau-Dora and Berlin.
Related Stories:
· Remembering the Horrors of Dachau [NPR]
· Amazing Race at Auschwitz-Birkenau [Jaunted]
· Visiting the Anne Frank House [Jaunted]
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