Private Day Trip from Berlin Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour

Sachsenhausen was built in 1936 around the time that the Nazis were using the Olympic Games as a showcase for their dictatorship. The early camps were built to crush any potential opposition from the left but within a short time had become filled with groups and individuals targeted by the regime because of their race, religion, sexuality and supposed unfitness for society. The closest permanent camp to Berlin, and the second purpose-built camp, Sachsenhausen was intended as a model camp for all the camps to follow. Visiting the Memorial today will help you understand the evolution not only of the camp system itself but the overarching narrative of the dictatorship itself - from persecution to annihilation.

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   Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen

   3 hours

   Your licenced guide with over 14 years of experience will accompany you from Berlin to the former concentration camp Sachsenhausen. - See how the Nazi dictatorship crushed political opposition with the early camp system - Walk in the footsteps of the inmates who were led through the town of Oranienburg in full view of the townspeople - Hear how the system of control and humiliation developed here became the template for the later camps - Understand how this brutal camp became a site of mass extermination by 1941

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• There is a medium amount of walking expected on this tour (around 10km)

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.