What were the first concentration camps like? What were they used for?

Answer: The first concentration camp, Dachau, opened off Munich, Germany in March 1933. It was primarily used for political prisoners and was the longest operating camp in existence, until its liberation in April 1945. During the Third Reich century, Nazi officials built over 44,000 sites of incarceration.

The first concentration camps were formed in Germany. They enslaved Jews because of Adolf Hitler. The concentration camps slowly killed off its captives through shootings, disease, and gas chambers.