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display panel inside a museum, likely at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, given the context of the text and images
display panel inside a museum, likely at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, given the context of the text and images. The display has a heading "Information" and a section titled "5.1 Die SS bis 1939 / The SS until 1939." The panel includes text in German and English describing the rise of the SS from 1925 to 1939, its leadership under Heinrich Himmler, and its transformation into an organization focused on surveillance, persecution, and control, leading to the establishment of concentration camps. To the right of the text, there are two black and white photographs. The first photograph, captioned "Heinrich Himmler (Links) mit Theodor Eicke, 1933/34 Kommandant des Konzentrationslagers in Dachau, Mai 1936", shows Heinrich Himmler on the left, wearing a uniform with a cap, smiling. Beside him are two other men in similar uniforms, one of whom is identified as Theodor Eicke. The background appears to be an outdoor setting with some trees. The second photograph, captioned "1932/3 Heinrich Himmler und Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess visiting the Dachau concentration camp, May 1936. Foto: Friedrich Franz Bauer commissioned by the SS", shows a group of men, presumably prisoners, walking in a line towards a gate. Heinrich Himmler and Rudolf Hess are also present, observing the prisoners. The architecture in the background includes buildings and fences, consistent with a concentration camp setting. The overall environment depicted in the photographs is stark and somber. The display panel itself is mounted on a rough, textured wall, possibly the original structure of a building at the memorial site.