Multidimensional Overview of the Nazi Concentration Camp System
With a military historian, this tour provides an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp system. Considered a model camp, Sachsenhausen was designed to systematically exploit and murder anyone who was deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.
Located just outside Berlin, Sachsenhausen was one of the earliest concentration camps established by the Nazi regime, serving as both a training center for SS officers and a site of immense suffering for its prisoners.
The tour offers an opportunity for personal reflection and education that should not be missed. It is a unique experience you won't have if you visit Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp by yourself or go with a large group. You will not only learn about the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, but will be provided a deep historical insight on the philosophy and ideology of the National Socialist German Workers' Party which led to the creation of a wide network of camps designed to exterminate people of certain ethnicities, religious or political beliefs.
Sample Itinerary *
- The Concentration Camp Inspectorate: The main administrative body for the Third Reich's entire concentration camp network.
- Former SS Villas: Constructed by concentration camp prisoners and later occupied by top Nazi officials.
- Former SS Training Grounds: Now utilized as a police training center.
- Tower A and the Gate: The main entrance with a historical gate.
- The roll-call yard: The assembly point where inmates endured long hours in varying weather conditions.
- Old Jewish Barracks: A glimpse into the living conditions of Jewish prisoners.
- High-value Prisoners Barack & Cells: Punishment cells for camp inmates and special detention areas for Gestapo prisoners.
- Boot Testing Track: A grim reminder of forced labor, where prisoners tested military boots.
- Gas Chamber: A haunting symbol of the countless lives taken.
- Infirmary: The site of cruel medical experiments on inmates.
- Station Z: Known for mass murders, the execution trench, and the "neck shot facility."
- Camp Kitchen: Where meals were prepared for the inmates.
- Pathology Centre: SS doctors conducted dubious autopsies here.
- Camp Brothel: A dark aspect of the camp's history.
* Please note that the route may vary depending on unforeseen events.
