Sleeping Quarters in the Reconstructed Barracks at Dachau Memorial Site

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Rows of wooden bunk beds in the reconstructed barracks at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site recall the overcrowded and dehumanizing sleeping conditions imposed on prisoners.

This image shows the sleeping quarters inside the reconstructed barracks exhibition at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany. The room contains stacked wooden bunk beds arranged in narrow rows beneath a plain ceiling, with daylight entering from tall windows at the far end. The stark layout reflects the prisoners’ accommodation described by the memorial, where overcrowding became catastrophic and barracks built for 200 people were later packed with up to 2,000 prisoners.


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Sleeping Quarters in the Reconstructed Barracks at Dachau Memorial Site

by Dieter


Uploaded on July 3, 2022


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Creation Date: 2017:04:20 11:08:42
Image width: 4272 px
Image height: 2848 px
Image size: 4.52MB
Aperature: f/4.0
Exposure: 1/60
ISO - speed: 400

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