Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial

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 may not be included on the tour.

Amongst the sights and topics covered on the tour are:

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• The concentration camp network
• Life and death in the camp
• The infamous ‘Arbeit macht frei’ sign
• Jewish barrack exhibition
• SS training camp
• The infirmary and medical experiments
• East German memorials
• ‘Station Z’ killing centre memorial
• The Gas Chamber
• Daily routines and punishment
• The boot testing track
• The site of the gallows
• Gestapo ‘T’ prison
• The site of the camp brothel
• The officers’ casino
• Appellplatz (roll call square)
• The commandant’s house
• The relationship with the town