re: Europe, WWII and WW I sites

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If you are going to Normandy, I would suggest maybe a trip to Munich instead of Auschwitz to go to Dauchau.

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So much to see and do. I went to Dachau many years ago and agree if the OP ends up in Germany it's a must see and near Munich. Dachau. There were 32,000 documented deaths.

I will say there is no comparison to the size and magnitude of Auschwitz. The camp was actually a number of different camps built over the war. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and others. The death toll has often been the subject of a lot of historical debate. Some put the number over 4 million, but it seems about 1.1M is the number often quoted. LINK Either way, it's a must see, BUT you have to really want to go there and be in Poland vs. easier access to sites in Germany.