The Priest Barracks : Dachau, 1938-1945

The Priest Barracks Dachau, 1938-1945

Guillaume Zeller

Book - 2017

At the Nazi concentration camp Dachau, three barracks out of 30 were occupied by clergy from 1938-1945. The overwhelming majority of the 2,720 men imprisoned in these barracks were Catholics including monks and seminarians from all over Europe. More than a third of the prisoners in the "priest block" died there. The story of these men which has been submerged by the overall history of the concentration camps, is told in this riveting historical account. Besides recounting moving episodes, this book sheds new light on Hitler's system of concentration camps and the intrinsic anti-Christian animus of Nazism.

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Subjects
Dachau (Concentration camp)
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
Concentration camp inmates > Germany > Dachau.
Priests > Nazi persecution.
National socialism and religion.
Published
San Francisco, California : Ignatius Press [2017]
Language
English
French
Main Author
Guillaume Zeller (author)
Other Authors
Michael J. (Translator) Miller (translator)
Physical Description
274 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index.
ISBN
9781621640998
  • A camp for priests: The precursors
  • centralization
  • The largest diocese in Europe
  • Organization of the camp
  • Zugange
  • Blocks and commandos
  • Jobs
  • "O land of distress" :
  • Hunger
  • Dying in Dachau
  • Typhus
  • Anti-Christian hatred
  • Medical experiments
  • Himmelsfahrts Transport
  • A spiritual home: A chapel in Dachau
  • The Eucharist
  • Sacramental life
  • Liberation
  • The fruits of Dachau
  • Witnesses and blesseds
  • Conclusion..

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