Inhumane conditions existed in Dachau. Extreme physical and psychological abuse, including as beatings, malnutrition, and forced work, was inflicted upon prisoners. Many inmates passed away from illness, starvation, or weariness. Prisoners were often used in medical experiments, which frequently resulted in death or lifelong handicap. The estimated death toll at Dachau over its twelve years of operation was 41,500. Julia’s body was repeatedly taken until being finally discovered in a trash can in 2005. Finally, almost 150 years later, Julia was buried with dignity, as a person should be buried.

The cruel treatment of particular groups of prisoners, like as Jews, homosexuals, and people with impairments, at Dachau was also well-known. Jewish prisoners usually endured worse treatment than other inmates and were regularly employed in medical research. Many homosexuals were additionally deported to Dachau, where they were made to wear pink triangles as a representation of their alleged “deviance.” The Nazis specifically targeted people with disabilities, and many of them were taken to concentration camps like Dachau where they endured cruel treatment and medical tests.

One of Nazi Germany’s first and biggest concentration camps was built there. Just a few weeks after Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany, it was inaugurated in March 1933. First used to hold Nazi political opponents, Dachau later turned into a centre for mass murder, forced labour, torture, and medical research.