Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tour from Munich

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Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tour from Munich

Gain insight into the Holocaust of World War II on a half-day tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site from Munich. Travel by train and bus to the memorial site, and take a guided tour of the compound, a place of memorial and education dedicated to the thousands who were imprisoned and lost their lives there between 1933 and 1945. Learn how Dachau provided a model for all Nazi camps, and see the exhibitions and memorials, together with the reconstructed barracks and cells, as your guide provides illuminating, informative, and sensitive commentary.

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