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WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour
WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour
WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour
WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour
WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour

Secret WW2 Sites - See what others don't (by Private Vehicle)

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Price is £84 per adult
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Overview

Explore the lesser-known and “secret” locations of the Third Reich.

This tour is for history enthusiasts, it's an investment in your passion for authentic historical exploration. It's the tour you've always wanted!

This unique tour takes participants through key World War II sites, starting with the Humboldthain Flak Tower, an imposing remnant of the city's air defence, then moving to Plötzensee Prison, a site of profound historical importance due to its role in the execution of resistance fighters.

The journey continues to the Germania-Schwerbelastungskörper, a test structure built to study the feasibility of constructing massive buildings in the area, and then to Köpenick Prison, known for its tragic “Week of Bloodshed,” culminating in the pivotal moment of the German surrender.

Throughout this tour, participants will develop a nuanced understanding of World War II, examining these events within their broader socio-political context.

Activity location

  • Humboldthain Flak Tower
    • Volkspark Humboldthain
    • 13355, Berlin, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Berlin Gesundbrunnen
    • 13355, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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WW2 Secret Sites Historical Exploration Shared Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£84.07 x 1 Adult£84.07
Total
Price is £84.07
Until Thu, 2 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry into museums and memorials.
  • What's includedWhat's includedWifi access (Inside the vehicle)

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Humboldthain Flak Tower
  • 30m
Flak towers, known as "Flaktürme" in German, were massive, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany. These towers were primarily built in major cities like Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna starting in 1940. Their main purpose was to defend against Allied strategic air raids during World War II.
Gedenkort Güterbahnhof Moabit
  • 30m
The Moabit freight station's significance during the Nazi era remained unknown for many years. It was later revealed that the station played a pivotal role in the systematic deportation of Jews from Berlin.
Plotzensee Memorial Center
  • 1h
Plötzensee Prison is a significant historical site located in Berlin's Charlottenburg-Nord district. Established in 1868, its original purpose was to serve as a correctional facility. However, during the Nazi era, its role took a dark turn. Between 1933 and 1945, Plötzensee became a primary execution site for those who dared to oppose the Nazi regime.
Levetzowstraße (Pass by)
Inaugurated in 1914, the synagogue was situated at Levetzowstraße 7/8. It was damaged during the November pogroms of 1938 and, from 1941 to 1942, served as a collection point for deportations. The building was eventually demolished in 1955. Today, a commemorative plaque and an artistically redesigned railway wagon stand by the street, reminding passersby of the fate of the people deported from this location.
Schwerbelastungskorper (Pass by)
The Schwerbelastungskörper, translated as the "heavy load-exerting body," is a massive concrete cylinder situated at the crossroads of Dudenstraße, General-Pape-Straße, and Loewenhardtdamm in the borough of Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany. Constructed between 1941 and 1942, this structure was commissioned by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, to assess the feasibility of building monumental structures on Berlin's marshy and sandy terrain. The primary purpose was to test the ground for the construction of a colossal triumphal arch, which was intended to be three times the size of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. This arch was part of Hitler's grand vision to transform Berlin into a monumental capital, embodying the spirit of Nazi Germany.
Gedenkort SA-GEFANGNIS Papestrasse
  • 30m
The SA-Gefängnis Papestraße was located in the basement of the building at Werner-Voß-Damm 54a in the Berlin district of Tempelhof. It functioned from March to December 1933. Originally, the building was part of a railway barracks on General-Pape-Straße. The prison was operated by the SA Field Police, a special unit within the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) that existed from 1933 to 1936. Throughout 1933, around 500 known individuals were imprisoned here, with the actual number likely being much higher. Tragically, about 30 of these prisoners died due to mistreatment or its consequences.
Memorial Köpenicker Bloody Week
  • 1h
Köpenick's week of bloodshed, known in German as "Köpenicker Blutwoche," refers to a series of arrests, torture, and killings carried out by the SA (Sturmabteilung) between 21 and 26 June 1933. The events took place in the Berlin suburb of Köpenick, which the new Nazi government and others believed to have a significant number of Communists and Jews.
Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
  • 1h 30m
The Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, formerly known as the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst, is dedicated to exploring German-Soviet and German-Russian relations, particularly emphasising the German-Soviet war of 1941–1945. The museum is situated at the historical site where the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) took place on 8 May 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHumboldthain Flak Tower
    • Volkspark Humboldthain
    • 13355, Berlin, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBerlin Gesundbrunnen
    • 13355, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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