Half-Day Dachau Concentration Camp and Memorial Walking Tour with a Local Guide from Munich by Train
Munich, Germany
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Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 5 hours
In 1919, Germany was emerging from World War I as a defeated nation, with Munich in the grips of hyperinflation and Bavaria dominated by revolution and assassination. Out of this fertile soil of chaos rose the Nazi movement and one of history’s most powerful dictators, Adolf Hitler. Explore the dark side of Munich’s history as the birth place of Nazism. Follow the growth of the movement from its first mass meeting at the Hofbräuhaus, to its failed attempt to seize power at the Feldherrnhalle. Witness the site of mass party rallies at Königsplatz and stop in the Hofgarten to talk about the White Rose resistance movement. The tour covers all important facts and sites that played a role in the origin of this dark chapter, that ended with the beautiful city of Munich in ruins.
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In 1919, Germany was emerging from World War I as a defeated nation, with Munich in the grips of hyperinflation and Bavaria dominated by revolution and assassination. Out of this fertile soil of chaos rose the Nazi movement and one of history’s most powerful dictators, Adolf Hitler. Explore the dark side of Munich’s history as the birth place of Nazism. Follow the growth of the movement from its first mass meeting at the Hofbräuhaus, to its failed attempt to seize power at the Feldherrnhalle. Witness the site of mass party rallies at Königsplatz and stop in the Hofgarten to talk about the White Rose resistance movement. The tour covers all important facts and sites that played a role in the origin of this dark chapter, that ended with the beautiful city of Munich in ruins.In May 1913, Adolf Hitler arrived in Munich. Not long after, he served as a volunteer in the German army during World War I from 1914 to 1918, after which he joined the German Workers’ Party. He then took over the leadership of the party and changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers Party. After a violent failed attempt to seize power in November 1923, he finally became Chancellor of the German Reich in January 1933, and subsequently one of the most powerful dictators in history.
Less than two months later, the concentration camp near Dachau was opened. This camp turned out to be the beginning of a system that spread out into many other parts of Europe over the next 12 years; a system used by the Nazis through the tyrannical methods of the SS to imprison and murder millions of people.
On this tour, you'll be escorted to the site by public transport. Your guide will take you around all areas of the memorial site, giving you an insight into the suffering of the prisoners and relating the story of the concentration camp system to historical developments during the time of the National Socialist regime.
Walk with your guide through the cells, barracks and gas chamber, and learn the meaning behind the pictures and exhibits in the museum with thought-provoking accounts of prisoners’ own experiences, from the setting up of the camp until their liberation by US forces in 1945. You'll also watch a 22-minute documentary film in English.
Please note: some parts of this tour, including the documentary, are not recommended for children under the age of 12.
Less than two months later, the concentration camp near Dachau was opened. This camp turned out to be the beginning of a system that spread out into many other parts of Europe over the next 12 years; a system used by the Nazis through the tyrannical methods of the SS to imprison and murder millions of people.
On this tour, you'll be escorted to the site by public transport. Your guide will take you around all areas of the memorial site, giving you an insight into the suffering of the prisoners and relating the story of the concentration camp system to historical developments during the time of the National Socialist regime.
Walk with your guide through the cells, barracks and gas chamber, and learn the meaning behind the pictures and exhibits in the museum with thought-provoking accounts of prisoners’ own experiences, from the setting up of the camp until their liberation by US forces in 1945. You'll also watch a 22-minute documentary film in English.
Please note: some parts of this tour, including the documentary, are not recommended for children under the age of 12.
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