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Straße der Nationen 22, 16515 Oranienburg (35 km north of Berlin)

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The Sachsenhausen Memorial, at Straße der Nationen 22 in Oranienburg about 35 km north of Berlin, includes a memorial to the men imprisoned there as homosexuals under the pink triangle. In 1942 around 200 of them were murdered at the camp's Klinkerwerk brickworks. Activists pushed for years for recognition, and a memorial plaque was unveiled in 1992, one of the first at a German camp memorial. It reads "Totgeschlagen – Totgeschwiegen" ("beaten to death, silenced to death"). Take the S1 or a regional train from Berlin to Oranienburg, then walk about 20 minutes. Allow at least half a day. Entry to the memorial grounds is free.

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Luana Lucas
Luana Lucas Aug 2026
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Maria Roser Garcia Lluis
Maria Roser Garcia Lluis Aug 2026
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Giuseppe Belardi
Giuseppe Belardi Aug 2026
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It's a camp less known to most visitors to Germany than Dachau...but it's absolutely worth it. Almost everything is still as it was then...you can see the camp commander's house (Himmler) and the stories of all the torturers who did horrible things to the people (there's a medical barracks where doctors explain various things and the experiments they conducted to test medicines, etc.). You can see a barrack where they slept, washed, and even the underground area where the bodies were taken before being incinerated. Finally, there are also the prisons where various political opponents and Jews died. It's a powerful and emotionally charged journey (like seeing the square where the executions took place and where, in the same spot, they put up the Christmas tree). Strong but essential for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the horrors of war.

周家豪
周家豪 Aug 2026
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The heavy history should not be forgotten.

Kevin Laabouchni
Kevin Laabouchni Aug 2026
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Mk Kas
Mk Kas Aug 2026
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A reality that must be experienced so as not to forget. Highly recommended.

Ronny Paukert
Ronny Paukert Aug 2026
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Last updated on 8 November 2026

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