On March 22 1933 a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor a concentration camp for a political prisoners was set up in Dachau. Dachau tourThis camp served as a model for later concentration camps and as a “school of violence” for SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200.000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned here and in the numerous subsidiary camps 41.500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors.

The memorials site on the ground of the former concentration camp was established in 1965 on initiative of and in accordance with the plans of the surviving prisoners who had joined together to form the Comite International de Dachau. The Bavarian state government provided financial support. Between 1996 and 2003 a new exhibition on the history of the Dachau concentration camp was created following the leitmotif of the “path of the prisoners”.

Dachau concentration campThis tour begins in early morning just from the Munich Central railway station (from radius tours office 16 October to 31 March). Accompanied by an English speaking guide, you will take short train to ride to Dachau train station located 18 kilometer north-west of Munich. From the train station you will embark on a short bus journey to the Dachau memorial. Once you will get their you will be guided by your English speaking guide who will explain you the great history of this Dachau concentration camp memorial as well its political turmoil, war and ideological fanaticism. This tour includes a visit to the modern museum exhibition center and 20 minutes film documentary in English. This tour ends at the starting point.