Hi, While in Germany I would like to see one concentration camp. I was planning on Dachau but saw this one Terezin the holocaust concentration camp in the Czech Republc. How easy is it to reach Terezin the holocaust concentration camp from Dresdin? And is this worth while to see? Or is Dachau better?
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Terezin is a model camp built by the Nazis to fool the Red Cross Inspectors and make them think life for prisoners was much better than it actually was. I would not say it's better then Dachau. If Munich is on your itinerary (and it should be) then go to Dachau. If Prague is on your itinerary then visit Terezin.
You will see many more visitors in Dachau than in Terezin.
If you are going to be in Dresden, then the closest camp may be Sachsenhausen, which is near Berlin. It is very similar to Dachau. If you go to both of their websites, you will see what I mean. Both were set up as model camps and used for political prisoners mainly at first. I don't know that much about Dachau, but Sachsenhausen saw many religious prisoners like Jehovah Witnesses, priests, nuns, ministers, and also homosexuals, alcoholics, and communists and many 1000's of them lost their lives. Men were held here and the neighboring camp - Ravensbruck held the woman. I would also go visit that one too since they are so near each other. The East Germans used this camp for many years after the war too, and it still has some original buildings, such as the morgue, the autopsy room, the kitchens, the jail cells, two barracks and various other buildings.
They are all very moving and emotional places to visit, so I hope you make it to one of them. They are all "worth while" to see.
