Sachsenhausen: A Visit to the Concentration Camp Memorial from Berlin

The first camp built for this purpose under Himmler, Sachsenhausen, was designed as a “model” structure. Accompany an expert guide and discover how the Nazi architects designed the grounds and buildings in order to submit prisoners to the absolute power of the SS. Learn how the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen became a training ground for the Holocaust once certain groups were defined as racially or biologically inferior. Discover the realities of life and death within the camp. Visit the barracks, punishment cells, execution sites, crematorium, pathology laboratory, gas chamber, and infirmary. Learn about the fate of famous prisoners, such as Stalin’s son, and how the “death marches” ended it for many. But most importantly, you will hear stories of bravery amidst the horror. Included: Expert and certified guide, group tour in English