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Sachsenhausen Memorial - Youth discount
Berlin,
Germany
From The Original Berlin Walks |
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Tour Itinerary
While the Nazis were hosting the 1936 Olympic games, slave labourers were being forced to build a huge new concentration camp just north of Berlin, intended to hold political opponents of the regime. Soon homosexuals, trade unionists and members of religious groups swelled the prisoner ranks.
Following Kristallnacht in 1938, thousands of Jews were sent to the camp where they faced especially brutal treatment.
Thousands of Soviet POWs were murdered immediately after arriving at Sachsenhausen in 1941, and it is estimated that over 50,000 people died here before the camp was liberated by the
Soviets in 1945. The camp was then used by the
"liberators" until 1950 to detain former Nazis,
German soldiers and political opponents of the communists. Many thousands more died from malnutrition and disease.
On this guided tour, we explain:
· Sachsenhausen's place in the concentration camp system and describe how and why the Nazis built
that system
· the post-war history of the camp
· how this history is dealt with today in Germany and how Neo-nazism connects to this history...
and we guide you to the following inside the camp: the entrance building, Tower A, bearing the ironic description "Arbeit Macht Frei"; the "Appellplatz" or parade ground; the punishment cells; the execution grounds and crematorium "Station Z"; the Jewish Barrack (with time to visit inside); the Pathology Laboratory; and to many different memorials to the victims.
13 YEARS AND YOUNGER: Children 13 years of age and younger can take this tour for FREE! There is no need to book a ticket for them when they come on the tour along with their parents.
1) Duration: c. 5-6 hours from Meeting Point West. We use public transport on this tour (S-Bahn or Regional Express to Oranienburg); bring a valid rail pass or buy your own ticket in advance (note that the memorial is in Zone C). You can also buy a public transport ticket from the guide (€ 5.20) at the meeting point.
2) There are no refreshments available at the memorial and we advise you to bring food and drink to eat on the train. There are many places at Zoo Station selling food and drink and there is also a shop at Oranienburg Station for the return journey.
Please arrive in good time because we have to catch a train!
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Runs:
Varied Run Times
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Duration:
6 Hours
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Takes Place In:
Berlin |
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PICKUP POINTS
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Meeting Point West 3
We meet at the taxi stand at Zoo Station. 10.15am on Tue, Fri and Sun: Nov thru' March. 10.15am on Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun: April thru' October, also 10.15am on Wed June thru' August. |
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Meeting Point East 3
We meet outside Häagen-Dazs opposite Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station. 10am on Tue, Fri, Sun: Nov thru' March. 10.15am on Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun: April thru' Oct, also 10.15am on Wed June thru' Aug. |
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| What To Bring
Camera
Packed Lunch
Light Refreshments
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Tour Guide
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Category:
Walking Tours
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Fitness Required
Low
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FAQs About the Tour |
THE ORIGINAL BERLIN WALKS
About The Original Berlin Walks:
The Original Berlin Walks was founded in 1993 to provide well-researched historical tours in English for visitors to Berlin. Since then we have established ourselves as the leading tour agency specialising in the English-speaking market.
We're proud to say that our walks are among the most highly-regarded and popular sightseeing tours in Europe for independent travellers. Our tours aim to entertain and inform. You'll find nothing beats a walking tour for really experiencing all a place has to offer.
Praise for our tours has come from all quarters: for example, Time Magazine credited us with a 'Best Sightseeing' reference in 2002, and other publications regularly list our tours in their guides (Frommers, Rick Steves, Let's Go, Lonely Planet, etc).
“The tour was the highlight of our trip to Berlin. We feel we would have missed so much history and highlights of Berlin had it not been for the tour…” Kathy B. from California, 17th January 2005 |
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