After Germany's loss in World War II, they fell into economic depression. Those in Germany were desperate for a leader who would guide them out of it. As horrible as Hitler was, he was a clever man and realized that this was the perfect timing to introduce himself to the world. In 1933 Hitler rose into power. One of his first actions as Chancellor of Germany was setting up a concentration camp. …show more content…
Four years after its establishment, the SS began the construction of a new large set of buildings which was capable of holding 6,000 prisoners. It was the prisoners themselves who, under terrible conditions, destroyed the old munitions factory to clear the land for the new concentration camp that would also be built by them. The new camp was finally finished a year after, in 1938. Dachau was separated in two areas: the camp area (which was the living quarters for the prisoners) and the crematorium area (which wasn't built until