'Tower A', the entrance to the campThe concentration camps of Oranienburg (1933-34) and Sachsenhausen (1936-45) were places where thousands of people died as a result of the inhumane treatment and conditions meted out by the SS. It was a place where prisoners entered through the tower shown above, and for many finished up in what the SS cynically named 'Station Z', the crematorium.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site exists to inform people of the camp, of it's conditions, prisoner groupings and perpetrators. Many buildings are either still in existence (such as the one above) or have been rebuilt in order to allow people to be educated about one of the darkest moments in human history: the 'Third Reich'.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site exists to inform people of the camp, of it's conditions, prisoner groupings and perpetrators. Many buildings are either still in existence (such as the one above) or have been rebuilt in order to allow people to be educated about one of the darkest moments in human history: the 'Third Reich'.
roll-call areaDe-humanising of new prisoners
For the Nazis, the people inside concentration camps were not people any more. They were forced to shed their identity after entering through 'Tower A'; taking off their clothes, being shaved from head to foot, being made to wear a uniform, as well as a coloured triangle in order to signify their prisoner category.
red for political prisoners
purple for Jehovah's Witnesses
blue for emigrants
black for 'asocials'
green for criminals
In an average tour through the former concentration camp the guide will tell you about the camp and also details the prisoner categories, including also the Jewish prisoners, who themselves wore the same coloured triangles as above but with a yellow one underneath.
It is indeed very important that one learns about the Jewish prisoners, for reasons of respect but also to warn of modern anti-Semitism (as shown in 1992 when a barrack which contained a Jewish exhibition suffered an arson attack).
Themed tours
A problem with time scales, however, can lead to little or even no time being given to what are often the forgotton concentration camp prisoners: the homosexuals, 'asocials', Roma and Sinti (often falsely known as 'Gypsies') and even the Soviet prisoners of war, 10,000 of whom were executed in the camp.
Therefore, walksthroughberlin offer you tours through the former concentration camp whereby we offer themed tours:
It is indeed very important that one learns about the Jewish prisoners, for reasons of respect but also to warn of modern anti-Semitism (as shown in 1992 when a barrack which contained a Jewish exhibition suffered an arson attack).
Themed tours
A problem with time scales, however, can lead to little or even no time being given to what are often the forgotton concentration camp prisoners: the homosexuals, 'asocials', Roma and Sinti (often falsely known as 'Gypsies') and even the Soviet prisoners of war, 10,000 of whom were executed in the camp.
Therefore, walksthroughberlin offer you tours through the former concentration camp whereby we offer themed tours:
homosexuals
'asocials'
(homeless, unemployed, alcoholics, drug users, wayfarers, among others)
Roma and Sinti
Soviet prisoners of war
'asocials'
(homeless, unemployed, alcoholics, drug users, wayfarers, among others)
Roma and Sinti
Soviet prisoners of war
These tours are like ones you would usually receive in the memorial site, with a covering of:
the first camp in Oranienburg
the political prisoners
reasons for building the Sachsenhausen camp
induction of new prisoners
different groups of prisoners
conditions in the barracks
Jewish prisoners
the camp prison
shoe-testing track
roll-call area
infirmary
medical experiments
morgue
gas chamber
crematorium
history of memorial site
the political prisoners
reasons for building the Sachsenhausen camp
induction of new prisoners
different groups of prisoners
conditions in the barracks
Jewish prisoners
the camp prison
shoe-testing track
roll-call area
infirmary
medical experiments
morgue
gas chamber
crematorium
history of memorial site
Our tours go beyond the normal tour however in concentrating about the victim group of your choice, using biographies and visiting areas. We find that the personal approach is a much better means of discovering the history of the place, and therefore value greatly the chance to talk about people who do not usually get remembered.
We are experienced guides, trained by the memorial site who have done tours through the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site, who also do tours in other places connected with the Nazi years of terror and murder.
An additional bonus of booking a tour with us is that you will not be part of a big group. You shall be alone, or in groups of less than five, and therefore the tour can be much more personal and we are more free to tailor the tour to your individual needs.
Prices
The price for the themed tours are 15 Euros each. People who also wish to visit the Klinkwerk memorial site, a place close to Sachsenhausen where homosexuals were killed through work pay 4 Euros extra.
Additionally, we can also show you the many SS houses and camp buildings that are still in existence close to the camp. For this special unit which includes an analysis of the SS (an ideological organisation of terror that led to the death of millions); a history of Theodor Eicke, the Inspector for the concentration camps and a look at where he lived and worked, we charge an additional 4 Euros.
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We are experienced guides, trained by the memorial site who have done tours through the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site, who also do tours in other places connected with the Nazi years of terror and murder.
An additional bonus of booking a tour with us is that you will not be part of a big group. You shall be alone, or in groups of less than five, and therefore the tour can be much more personal and we are more free to tailor the tour to your individual needs.
Prices
The price for the themed tours are 15 Euros each. People who also wish to visit the Klinkwerk memorial site, a place close to Sachsenhausen where homosexuals were killed through work pay 4 Euros extra.
Additionally, we can also show you the many SS houses and camp buildings that are still in existence close to the camp. For this special unit which includes an analysis of the SS (an ideological organisation of terror that led to the death of millions); a history of Theodor Eicke, the Inspector for the concentration camps and a look at where he lived and worked, we charge an additional 4 Euros.
Book a themed tour by Emailing
walksthroughberlin@googlemail.com
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