Sachsenhausen Memorial
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A tour of a concentration camp isn’t something that I would say I “enjoyed”, in fact I found it deeply upsetting, but it was definitely a very valuable experience and I would recommend going on the tour. Our American guide George was extremely knowledgeable and brought the experience to life with so much detail and emotion, which we would have missed out on had we just gone there and walked around by ourselves. “Sachsenhausen: a really informative and emotional tour, George was a passionate, knowledgeable guide” 5 out of 5, Nov 6, 2011
Sachsenhausen, just outside the Berlin city limits, was the nerve center of the Nazi concentration camp system. One of the first camps to open to the public, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial stands as a reminder of the darkest days of Berlin’s history. Our most important tour: we donate a percentage of the tour’s profits to the memorial.
Stuck behind the Iron Curtain for 60 years and hard to reach, it is less well known than Dachau or Auschwitz. However, during WWII Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was a place in which over 50,000 abused prisoners perished, as well as a school of brutality for training SS guards to work in this and other camps. Sachsenhausen’s terrible history continued after 1945 as the Soviet occupiers took it over for a further 5 years to house their political enemies.
Today’s recently modernized Sachsenhausen Memorial is the heart of 21st century Berlin’s commemoration to the horrors of the last century.
Please note that on Mondays the memorial is open however certain exhibits are closed to the public and unfortunately not part of the tour.
Take advantage of our group discount of 10% for groups of 10 or more!
An ABC transit card is required for this tour.
Tour Times & bookings
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West Berlin Pick-Up Point 10:30 AM Zoologischer Garten, Next to Deutsche Bank. (S/U-Bahn Zoologischer Garten) |
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East Berlin Start Point 11:00 AM Brandenburg Gate, in front of Starbucks. (S/U-Bahn Brandenburger Tor) |
ON THIS 5+ HOUR TOUR WE COVER
- "Station Z" killing center memorial and gas chamber
- Watchtower A
- Prisoners' daily routines & punishments
- Jewish barrack exhibition - site of the 1992 neo-Nazi arson attack
- The commandant's house
- The Memorial to the Death March
- Appellplatz (Roll call square)
- Each German memorials
- Infirmary
- Pathology department
- Gestapo "T" prison
- "Boot testing track"
- SS training camp
- The casino
- Site of the brothel
- Site of gallows
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