World War Two Historical Sites in Germany
SSNIGEL
I am traveling to Germany in June. I have a 13 year old son who is interested
in WWII. Could you tell me of a few sites that are significant to the war. I
have surfed the net for hours and can not find any reference to sites under
tourism or any other heading I can think of.
Thank you for your help.
George F. Hardy
In article <6eppik$a...@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, ssn...@aol.com (SSNIGEL) says:
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>I am traveling to Germany in June. I have a 13 year old son
>who is interested in WWII.
No, Germany does not think of WWII as a tourist attraction.
There is a lot to see, especially in the old DDR, where
many of the NAZI era military bases were used by the USSR
and not changed to any extent. If interested in rockets,
then DORA, in northern Thuringia is very interesting. There
are tours there, mostly for relatives of the slave laborers,
but there is a lot to see not in that vein.
Huertgin Forest is interesting, but not all open, due to the
unexploded ammunition. The base of the Remagen bridge is
there, but not interesting.
GFH
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HCALTMANN
ssn...@aol.com (SSNIGEL) asks:
>I am traveling to Germany in June. I have a 13 year old son who >is
interested in WWII. Could you tell me of a few sites that are >significant
to the war.
Off the top of my head, here are a few:
1- Remnants of the Westwall in the Aachen area;
2- The mountain made from the rubble of the destroyed city in Stuttgart;
3- The museum in Sinsheim;
4- Dachau concentration camp;
5- The very simple grave of Erwin Rommel, and the memorial at the site
of his suicide, at Herrlingen near Ulm.
If you need details on these, please email me. -- Heinz
HCAl...@aol.com (Heinz Altmann)
Klaus Petrat
On 19 Mar 1998 16:20:51 GMT, hcal...@aol.com (HCALTMANN) wrote:
> ssn...@aol.com (SSNIGEL) asks:
>
>> I am traveling to Germany in June. I have a 13 year old son who >is
>> interested in WWII. Could you tell me of a few sites that are >significant
>> to the war.
>
>Off the top of my head, here are a few:
>1- Remnants of the Westwall in the Aachen area;
>2- The mountain made from the rubble of the destroyed city in Stuttgart;
Not only Stuttgart, some larger towns in Germany too. Nuernberg or
Berlin for instance.
>3- The museum in Sinsheim;
Really iimpressive, they even have a Tiger chassis with a 38 cm mortar
(Sturmtiger), a Panther and other tanks, air planes, guns and so on.
The largest museum with WWII parts i know in Germany
>4- Dachau concentration camp;
>5- The very simple grave of Erwin Rommel, and the memorial at the site
>of his suicide, at Herrlingen near Ulm.
Bavarian army museum in Ingolstadt ? Not very specific for WWII AFAIK.
Navy memorial at Laboe, near Kiel. In front a type VIIC submarine,
nearby the submarine memorial, with a wall of name plates for 29000
submariners killed in action during WWII.
Army memorial in Koblenz, at the river Rhine. A large figure of a dead
soldier, that's all. It's located in the fortress above the town. This
very large fortress was outdated after WW one, but is still impressive
due to the landscape and therefore it should be visited. The fortress
has a museum of the endless fightings against french intruders.
Marine museum in Bremerhaven, with a type XXI submarine.
Hitler's Tea House at Berchtesgarden, a restaurant now. The nearby
bunker systems are partly open to the public..
The buildings for NSDAP party meetings in Nuernberg
Best regards
Klaus Petrat
wuf0170
HCALTMANN wrote:
> Off the top of my head, here are a few:
[...]
You might also be interested in:
1st Armored Division museum in Baumholder
Berchtesgaden/Eagle's Nest
If you are in the western part of Germany, you might want to drive over
to Bastogne or Arnhem. I understand that a part of the Maginot Line is
open for tours.
Mike
Freida Harris
In Berlin you can visit the old Wehrmacht headquarters (the
Bendlerblock) on what is now Stauffenbergstrasse. In one of the
courtyards there is a monument to von Stauffenberg who was shot there
after the failed coup attempt against Hitler in July 1944.
Freida Z. Harris
Tim Watkins
On 15 March 1998 SSNIGEL <ssn...@aol.com> wrote:
> ...I am traveling to Germany in June... Could you tell me of
> a few sites that are significant to the war.
(snip)
About 2 months ago a Los Angeles area newspaper carried an article that
stated the V-2 rocket site at Peenemuende in the Baltic is now open to
tourism, with lodging and restaurants available. This could be a very
interesting site to explore for the WW II historian. Perhaps the German
tourist bureau(s) would have further information on an excursion out to
this site.
Tim Watkins
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Ross Binnie
On Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:46:39 -0500, ssn...@aol.com (SSNIGEL) wrote:
>I am traveling to Germany in June. I have a 13 year old son who is interested
>in WWII. Could you tell me of a few sites that are significant to the war.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
There is the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier in East Berlin. Also there is
a church on the Ku Damn in West Berlin that has been left as it was at
the end of the war. Quite a stark reminder of just how bad the
fighting in Berlin was.
There is a memorial in Dresden as well as a tour of the restored
section of the city along with photos of what it looked like after the
fire bombing.
There should still be one or more museums dedicated to the Iron
Curtain, one was located next to Check Point Charlie. The check point
is of course long gone. Many German watering holes (bars/restaurants)
that do not cater to tourists have memorabilia hung on the walls.
These often include pictures of naval or military groups. A thirteen
year old boy would not feel out of place in such an establishment and
is allowed to have a glass of beer with a meal (if he is with a parent
or guardian).
Most cities offer bus tours and Berlin has many of these. Although the
emphasis may be more on the old iron curtain than WW II, the tour
guides are quite knowledgable. Most of the major NAZI sysmbols were
destroyed either during or after the war. However the building where
the conspirators in the Hitler Bombing were executed still remains and
is often part of the places viewd on a city tour.
The one building that was restored is the old Reichsstag. During the
restoration process it was seen as a provocation by the Communists and
therefore any public meets held within the building were subject to
voiciferous objections. The site of the Furher Bunker is marked. The
storie of the Chariots atop the Brandenburger Tor are told on every
guided tour.
In most cities, modern buildings mark where the damage was too severe
to allow rebuilding. It is surprising therefore to to see just how
many old buildings were restorable and are still in use. Only plaques
afixed to the walls in various spots mark specific events that occured
during the war.
Ross
resea...@frankfurt.netsurf.de
>About 2 months ago a Los Angeles area newspaper carried an article that
>stated the V-2 rocket site at Peenemuende in the Baltic is now open to
Peenemuende is public. Also public at weekend is a part of the
underground Mittelwerke Complex, where the V2 was build.
Harry
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