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Dachau
Dachau, 19 km. (12 mi.) north of Munich, was one of the first Nazi concentration camps, opened in March 1933 as a correction camp. Of the 225,000 said to have been incarcerated there between 1933 and 1945, 31,950 are officially said to have died but the total was almost certainly more. When liberated it was found to contain such well-known personalities as the Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg, as well as prominent Germans such as Halder, Schacht, and Niemöller. In November 1945 a war crimes trial of the commandant, 40 guards, and one doctor, was held in the camp, and those responsible for the Malmédy massacre were also tried there. About 500 medical experiments were carried out on inmates in 1941 and 1942. They included malaria trials and experiments on the reaction of a person being immersed in cold water for long periods.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Dachau." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Dachau." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Dachau.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Dachau." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Dachau.html |
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Dachau , city, Bavaria, S Germany, on the Amper River; chartered in 1391. It is a rail junction and its industries include the production of paper, cardboard, electrical equipment, and textiles. There is a 16th-century castle. Nearby was (1933–45) the first Nazi concentration camp , which today has a number of memorials and a museum. Records indicate that at least 32,000 inmates died at the Dachau concentration camp, and numberless more were transported to extermination camps in Poland. |
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"Dachau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dachau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dachau.html "Dachau." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dachau.html |
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Dachau
Dachau 'däkow Nazi concentration camp in Germany, operating from March 10, 1933 to 1945. Of the at least 160,000 prisoners that were held in the main camp, at least 32,000 died there from disease, malnutrition, mistreatment, and Nazi medical experiments.
During World War II the main camp, 12 miles north of Munich outside of the town of Dachau, was supplemented by 150 other camps throughout Austria and Germany. This system of camps was also called Dachau. |
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"Dachau." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dachau." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Dachau.html "Dachau." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Dachau.html |
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Dachau
Dachau Town in Bavaria, sw Germany, site of the first Nazi concentration camp established in March 1933. Up to 70,000 people died or were murdered here before liberation in 1945. The site is preserved as a memorial.
http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de |
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"Dachau." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dachau." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dachau.html "Dachau." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Dachau.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dachau." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dachau." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dachau.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dachau." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dachau.html |
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Dachau, Bavaria/Germany ‘Clayey Stream’ from the Old High German daha ‘clay’ and au from aha ‘water’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dachau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dachau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dachau.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dachau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dachau.html |
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"Dachau." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dachau." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dachau.html "Dachau." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dachau.html |
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