Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Dachau - Salzburg

When Will parked here in Dachau, the odometer turned to 666,666.  Very interesting, considering .......

Dachau , built in 1933, was the Nazi's first concentration camp.  More than 200,000 Jews, homosexuals, political prisoners and other "undesirables" were held here.  30,000 + died, and more perished while being transferred to other death camps.

Work Will Set You Free , found on the entrance gate-


This is a brief description of what led to World War II - 


Dachau-


 A monument depicting prisoners attempting to escape over the barbed wire fence-

 

Bunk beds-


The crematorium-


The Christian Memorial - 


The Jewish Memorial-
   

This monument says - "In honour of the dead and a warning to the living".   It is found outside the crematorium-

     
Just stopped for fuel, the first time since leaving London.  Here's what we paid and how much we got:


In case you can't read the liters, it's 192.

Here's the price of gas/diesel in Germany.  One euro = $1.50 Canadian (approximately).  





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