World War 2 Hamburg Private Guided Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. At this location we will begin by looking at the interwar period by discovering the lesser known history of WW1, the hyperinflation of the 1920's, the rise of anisemitism and the treaty of Versaille.

   20 min

2. Here we will dive into the downfall of Hamburgs judicial and political system in the 1930s while looking at the detrimental consequences this would have.

   15 min

3. This location is marked to this day by one of the largest bunkers build during the second world war currently being repurposed as a skyline garden.

   15 min

4. Now one of the most scenic locations in the city of Hamburg this idyllic location has a much forgotten and much darker past as a central location for executions during WW2, a propaganda project, a human zoo and a displaced persons camp.

   30 min

5. 5 different war memorial from different periods shape not only the physical landscape of this location but also the contempary culture of remembrance in Modern Hamburg.

   25 min

6. What appears to be a water tower is one of the over 2,000 bunkers built in Hamburg during the second world war.

   5 min

7. The Grindel district was once a district which hosted a vibrant jewish community. Here we look at how this area came to be, who lived there, what happened here during the war and what life looks like here today. Some topics of intrest include: - The place of the deported jewish persons of Hamburg - Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass) 1938 - Book burning 1933 - The Born Synagogue - The Talmud Torah School

   1 h

8. Here Hamburg tried to build a decoy city centre to avoid bombings in the second world war.

   10 min

9. The Townhall was and remains the symbolic and literal seat of power in Hamburg. At this location we will learn how this location was used by the Nazi party during WW2. The square is dotted with several memorials to: - Political opposition the Nazi party - The book burnings of 1933 - WW1 Prpaganda in Nazi Germany

   40 min

10. A leftover from the German colonial period. This period of history although often forgotten is essential to understand racial segregation and genocide in WW2 Germany.

    15 min

11. This church serves a memorial to the victims of war and the rule of terror. The site itself is the remains of the former church bombed along with the rest of city in 1943. The church displays several memorials to the bombing of Hamburg, the victims of the concentration camp Neuengamme and the reconcilliation between post-war Germany and the Uk. At this location there is also a museum and atower with a elevator for a spectaular view of the city.

    25 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Hamburg

• Its from-price is 519% above the median of the 98 city tours we list in Hamburg.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 24 of 98.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Hamburg

Hamburg is Germany's second city and biggest port, a place of canals, red-brick warehouses, a harbourside concert hall and the Reeperbahn.

Hamburg lies on the Elbe, about a hundred kilometres from the North Sea, and trade made it rich as a Hanseatic city. The Speicherstadt, a district of red-brick warehouses on timber piles beside canals, is listed by UNESCO together with the neighbouring Kontorhaus quarter. Beyond it the Elbphilharmonie concert hall rises from an old warehouse, with a public viewing terrace over the harbour.

Top-ranked sights in Hamburg: Panik City, Elbphilharmonie, Warehouse District (Speicherstadt).

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