German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) lays a wreath at the former concentration camp in Dachau near Munich August 20, 2013. REUTERS-Michael Dalder
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits Dachau Camp -- BBC
Angela Merkel has laid a wreath at the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau, in the first such visit to the site by a German chancellor.
She made a short, emotional speech saying the camp "fills me with deep sadness and shame" and said it was a warning of the dangers of indifference.
The visit is part of Mrs Merkel's election campaign and was followed by a rally in a beer tent nearby.
Political opponents called the combination "tasteless".
Some 30,000 people died in Dachau before it was liberated by US soldiers on 29 April 1945.
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My Comment: Better late than never.
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