The Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial is one more significant site of historical and memorial importance devoted to the peripheral of victims of multiple persecutions in the Holocaust and to recall the memory of Germans and other nationals who perished as a result of inhuman conditions in numerous concentration camps during the Second World War. This is a poignant place to visit to make sure you remember what happened in the past and to make sure one does not repeat that same mistake.

History of Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial

With the onset of the Nazi dictatorship it was possible to organize the construction of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp situated near Berlin. It existed during the years 1936-1945, in which it detained and purposefully exterminated tens of thousands of the subjects, among whom were political prisoners, Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah’s witnesses and many others unwanted by the Nazis.

The camp was set up and did act as an example of the other concentration camps and with the situated in Germany it was easy to transport prisoners including Nazi party elites to the camp. At present, Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial is located in the area of the former Sachsenhausen that is a symbol of the suffering of victims and a reminder of the crimes that occurred in the course of that period.

This paper offers a preview of what a visitor can expect at the Memorial Site.

When visiting the Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial, you will find various elements that contribute to a deeper understanding of the camp’s history:

1. Visitor Center and Exhibitions, and relate these to the practice.

Every tour, of course, starts in the Visitor Center which offers brief information about the functioning of the camp and the lives of the victims. Museum has permanently installed exhibits through which the history and witnesses of the persecution and suffering of the inmates of Sachsenhausen are told.

2. The Camp Complex and Other Remaining Building

When you are strolling through some of the structures remaining in the camp, possibly you will be able to see such things as confined and fenced area which was used to pen down prisoners, and towering watchful towers and even an extensive empty yard that gives the illusion of larger section of the camp. Reconstructed barracks allow the guests to see how the prisoners had been living in the camp.

3. Appellplatz and Execution Site

The Appellplatz, or Roll.calls square is an important area where prisoners were registered and humiliated by loud Roll.calls. Next to it you can find the place of the executions where hundreds of peopleIncluding it AWD the thousands AWD millions of people lost their lives. Presently, there is an obelisk raised to the memory of the dead.

4. Path of the Prisoners

Inside the American Sector, tourists can try to follow steps of the prisoners, walk from the entrance called the “Tower A” to their prisoners’ barracks and working places. A passage of prisoners is also marked with information signs that give passage through everyday life and struggles of the prisoners.

The Importance of Remembering

I think touring the Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial is an opportunity to face the core of evil and shame of the human race and honor the victims’ suffering. The memorial proves a powerful symbol that illustrates the worst of man’s inhumanity to man.

Once again, they teach people essential things about the lack of stability of even such a precious thing as peace, about human rights, about the need to fight any forms of prejudice. If a tolerance of people’s mistake and following the examples of history, it is possible to contribute to the creation of the world with no such events.

As painful as these events may be it is important that we do not forget and continue to tell the stories of the survivors and the victims. Immersing in the environment of the Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial helps people to empathize, to ponder, to act.

Conclusion

We could honor The Victims of the holocaust and guarantee that these events would not fade into the oblivion by paying a visit to the Berlin Concentration Camp Memorial. This great memorial is a symbol of people’s call for memory and renewed struggle against prejudice and intolerance. So it is time to remember history and move forward making humanity prevail over evil.