Highlights
- Walking tour of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
- Hear illuminating narrative from your expert guide
- Visit punishment cells, execution sites, crematoriums and more
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Soviet Liberation MemorialAn East German/Russian memorial to the Communist victims of the camp with typically idealistic statues of brave Russian ...Photo by: Kevin BUnited Kingdom, 06 2008 -
Sachenhausen Marts 2013_02Layout of Sachenhausen concentration camp at the entrance to the museum. Our little group incl. the guide.Photo by: Michael L03 2013 -
Sachenhausen Marts 2013Entrence to Sachenhausen concentration camp.Photo by: Michael L03 2013 -
231Special messagePhoto by: gingerdi09 2012 -
221Memorial columnPhoto by: gingerdi09 2012 -
183The English speaking guide was great, as we were a Deaf group and needed to lipread the guide as clearly as possiblePhoto by: gingerdi09 2012 -
191The main gate to the campPhoto by: gingerdi09 2012 -
DSCN1006A memorial to the communist victims.Photo by: Matthew B03 2012 -
DSCN1007A memorial to the gay and lesbian people sent herePhoto by: Matthew B03 2012 -
DSCN1003The entrance to the camp, with the inscription, translated to the effect that Labor Makes You FreePhoto by: Matthew B03 2012 -
SachsenhausenIt was so emotional to see this sign particularly from the perspective that despite the fact that 200,000 gays were ...Photo by: Carl M09 2010 -
The entrance to the campA hot day; my thoughts were for the thousands who trudged from the station to here all those years ago.Photo by: Monica S08 2010 -
The plan of the campWe stood astounded by the size of the compound. All the misery in such a god forsaken place.Photo by: Monica S08 2010 -
A symbol of suppression.If only this piece of cloth could talk.Photo by: Monica S08 2010 -
Another poignant image that ...Oh the cruelty of man.Photo by: Monica S08 2010 -
A point of death.How many prisoners threw themselves into this space just to be shot and relieved of their endless misery.Photo by: Monica S08 2010 -
Sachsenhausen (entrance)23,07,2010Photo by: DE CUYPER SBelgium, 07 2010 -
The main watch tower23,07,2010Photo by: DE CUYPER SBelgium, 07 2010 -
Entrance of the camp23,07,2010Photo by: DE CUYPER SBelgium, 07 2010 -
Memorial23,07,2010Photo by: DE CUYPER SBelgium, 07 2010 -
Useful Information
Sachsenhausen, Germany
While the Nazis were hosting the 1936 Olympic games, slave laborers were being forced to build a huge new concentration camp just north of Berlin, intended to hold political 'enemies' of the Nazi regime political, racial and 'asocial'. Of the 200,000 people interned, over 50,000 lost their lives before the camp was liberated by the Soviets in 1945.
The camp was then used by the Soviets until 1950 to detain former Nazis, German soldiers and political opponents of the communists. Many thousands more died from malnutrition and disease.
The key to this walking tour is the informative and illuminating narrative provided by your expert tour guide. During your 3-hour visit to the camp you'll learn important background history of the site as you walk through the Appellplatz parade ground, the Jewish Barrack, punishment cells, execution grounds and crematorium, Station Z, the Pathology Laboratory and camp hospital.
This tour was researched by historian Gabriel Fawcett, who is publishing an important witness account of the camp. All tour guides have their own special insights into the history of Sachsenhausen, and are experienced in unraveling the complex history of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.
Reviewed by Leah, May 2013
We spent 3 nights in Berlin and pre-booked this tour as my husband and I were really interested in visiting a concentration camp. It was very interesting. Our tour guide, Mike, was very informative! Great walking tour!
Reviewed by Patricia R, May 2013
I did the tour with Finn and it was fabulous, he was an excellent guide and very well informed which included a real sensitivity about the happenings at the camp. He recommended the name of books to do with the concentration camp topics one I have read and he has already emailed the name of the other. Top notch tour would recommend to anyone. Well done Finn.
