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Head out of Berlin to explore the tragic side of the city’s history at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, a former Nazi concentration camp. Learn about the lives of prisoners who were abused, see the training grounds of SS guards, and pay tribute to those lost during World War II.
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Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Head out of Berlin to explore the tragic side of the city’s history at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, a former Nazi concentration camp. Learn about the lives of prisoners who were abused, see the training grounds of SS guards, and pay tribute to those lost during World War II.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Gedenkstatte und Museum Sachsenhausen, Strasse der Nationen 22, 16515 Oranienburg, Brandenburg Germany
The Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg concentration camp situated just outside Berlin’s city limits, held over 200,000 prisoners during the Nazi reign. The camp became a school of brutality, used to train SS guards for work in other camps across Europe. It now stands as a memorial and reminder of the darkest days of Berlin’s history.
Your tour starts in Berlin, where you will meet with your guide and ride to the camp outside of the city. This involves the use of public transport, so you will need to purchase an ABC day transport ticket for this tour. When you arrive, you will be able to walk through and see the different parts of the camp including the appellplatz (roll call square), the barracks, the pathology department, the Zellenbau (Gestapo prison), the extermination center, and crematorium.
At the end of the tour, you will ride back to Berlin. The full duration will be around 5.5 hours (including travel time), and food & drinks are not included on the tour.
Duration: 5 hours
Pass By: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
Your tour starts in front of the Starbucks at the Brandenburg Gate (S/U-Bahn Brandenburger Tor), where you will meet with your guide and ride to the camp outside of the city.
Stop At: Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen, Str. d. Nationen 22, 16515 Oranienburg, Germany
On your way to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, your tour guide will give you insightful information about the Nazi’s concentration camp system.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen, Strasse der Nationen 22, 16515 Oranienburg, Brandenburg Germany
Once you arrive to this former Nazi concentration camp, you will see the model layout of the camp, as your guide explains why it was built that way.
Continue by entering the former camp, where you will be able to walk through and see the appellplatz (roll call square), the barracks, the pathology department, the Zellenbau (Gestapo prison), the extermination center and crematorium.
Hear your guide share the stories about the daily lives of the prisoners, the brutal punishments and the tortures and murders. You will also learn about the last days of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and its post-WWII use under the Soviets.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
After your tour finishes, you can stay and spend more time in the memorial museums on your own, or return with your guide on the train to central Berlin.
Duration: 45 minutes