Barbed Wire and Guard Tower - Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Oranienburg, Germany
Sachsenhausen was created in 1936 and is located 35 km north of Berlin. Since is was close to Berlin, it was used to house political prisoners and was the site of many executions of those prisoners. Its proximity to Berlin made it the administrative center for all concentration camps. Sachsenhausen was intended to set a standard for other concentration camps, both in its design and the treatment of prisoners. It was, therefore, the training ground for all SS who were to be assigned to administer other camps, making it the epicenter of the brutality that would ensue from here. It was also the training center for all canines that would be sent to guard the concentration camps. When visiting here, in every direction there is the omnipresence of barbed wire and guard towers to make sure no one escapes the horrors therein. This image captures the essence of that overpowering perimeter security.
Barbed Wire and Guard Tower - Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Oranienburg, Germany
Sachsenhausen was created in 1936 and is located 35 km north of Berlin. Since is was close to Berlin, it was used to house political prisoners and was the site of many executions of those prisoners. Its proximity to Berlin made it the administrative center for all concentration camps. Sachsenhausen was intended to set a standard for other concentration camps, both in its design and the treatment of prisoners. It was, therefore, the training ground for all SS who were to be assigned to administer other camps, making it the epicenter of the brutality that would ensue from here. It was also the training center for all canines that would be sent to guard the concentration camps. When visiting here, in every direction there is the omnipresence of barbed wire and guard towers to make sure no one escapes the horrors therein. This image captures the essence of that overpowering perimeter security.