Munich and the Dachau concentration camp – “Topografie der Erinnerung”

Developed by the education
department of the Dachau Memorial Site and the Munich Documentation Centre for
the History of National Socialism, the educational module “Munich and the
Dachau concentration camp – ‘Topographie der Erinnerung’” comprises concepts
for two-day seminars, for single or two-day excursions as well as a variety of
educational material.

Drawing on biographies of
Munich citizens, for example Hans Beimler and Fritz Dressel, both of whom were
sent to the newly setup Dachau concentration camp between 1933 and 1938 for
political and/or racist reasons, this module seeks to illustrate the links
between the history of Munich as the “capital of the Nazi movement” and the
Dachau camp. The module follows their movements through different locations in
Munich as well as their presence at the Dachau Memorial Site. The module also
addresses how the City of Munich authority ignored the traces of the Nazi past
for decades and analyzes possible reasons for avoiding remembrance.

All of the educational
material is conceived for pupils in secondary level II or students.