My visit to the Dachau memorial helped me realize the importance and hardships of the life in the Concentration Camp during World War 2. From both our knowledgeable your guide and from traversing the large historical exhibit afterwards, much was learned, from the life of those imprisoned to the nature of the ones who imprisoned others.
Walking through a barracks and imagining myself trying to live in such a compartment, cramped and overcrowded (the barracks were roughly 8 to 10 times more occupied than designed) place, I found it very difficult to realize, especially when some of the individuals had to endure those kinds of living conditions for years.
Overall, I will always remember this experience, and the scale of this memorial (especially when your realize that this was only ONE camp) will always create a sense of endearment and respect in my heart.
Yeah I agree with your thoughts of living in those over crowded barracks. It can be hard enough to live with just one roommate in the halls at school. Yet alone with 10 times the people in those rooms would be ridiculous! It brings the hardshipships the prisoners faced r even more real.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. What I also couldn't imagine was how toturous just trying to use the restrooms must have been. I saw that they said that prisoners were also ridiculed and beaten while they were trying to wash themselves or use the restroom. It's just a hard image to imagine.
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