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Wrocław: World War II and the non-existent city of Breslau

By Wroclaw City Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is £152 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Listen to the war history of Wrocław!
  • Hear how the city's inhabitants lived until 1945
  • See places related to World War II
  • See how the city has changed since 1945
  • See photographs of the city from 1933-1945

Activity location

    • Wroclaw
    • Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Rynek Ratusz 1A, 50-106 Wrocław, Poland | Entrance to the PIWNICA SWIDNICKA restaurant.
    • Wrocław, Województwo dolnośląskie, Poland

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Wrocław: World War II and the non-existent city of Breslau
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German
Price details
£152.07 x 1 Traveller£152.07
Total
Price is £152.07

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professionally licensed guide (only for your group!)

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  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Wrocław, formerly Breslau - the capital of Silesia - is a city that has been strongly associated with the NSDAP movement in Germany since the early 1930s. The largest headquarters of the NSDAP authorities in Eastern Germany was located in Wrocław. Until 1945, Wrocław was very ideologically connected with the NSDAP movement, Hitler himself visited Breslau several times. When the city was declared Festung Breslau in 1945, the destruction of Wrocław began. How did the city's fate during the war unfold? Get to know this interesting storey.

We start the tour at the Market Square in Wrocław, next to the Old Town Hall. This place miraculously survived the war and destruction of the city. Then we head to Solny Square, where the first bunkers in the city were built to protect the local population. Are there any remnants left today?

Then we head towards the former Castle Square, where until 1945 regular Nazi parades and Fakelzuege took place, and Hitler himself greeted his supporters from the balcony of the Monopol Hotel.

We are on Świdnicka Street (Schweidnitzer-Strasse) - this is a representative street of the city, this is where the inhabitants of Wrocław greeted their leader visiting the city - and this is also where the victorious Soviet Army entered the city in 1945.

We enter the Partisan Hill (Lieblichs Hoehe) - this is where the command of the Breslau Fortress was located and the city's underground bunkers were located. Today it is a beautiful place to relax for Wrocław's inhabitants, with lots of cafes and beer gardens - with a wonderful view of the city. The underground bunkers remain to this day.

The last stage of the trip is ahead of us - a walk towards Ostrów Tumski (Dominsel) - it was on Ostrów Tumski that the most fierce battles for the city took place in 1945. Today, Ostrów Tumski with the Cathedral is beautifully restored - we admire the view of this oldest part of the city from Ceglarskie Hill (Holtei-Hoehe).

We end the tour in front of the former building - the headquarters of the NSDAP authorities in Breslau - and you can explore Ostrów Tumski and its monuments on your own.

PS: Title photo, source https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/

Location

Activity location

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    • Wroclaw
    • Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Rynek Ratusz 1A, 50-106 Wrocław, Poland | Entrance to the PIWNICA SWIDNICKA restaurant.
    • Wrocław, Województwo dolnośląskie, Poland