Our family will be visiting Eastern Europe beginning next week. My 21 year old son is a WWII history nut and would like to see some sites related to the war. Can anyone recommend some day trips. We have three days and two nights. I know Dachau is close enough by train. Would this be a worthwhile trip? Any suggestions are deeply appreciated.
Thanks!
Chris
fanotravel
Mansfield, GA
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Re: WWII sites near Munich?
Jul 15, 2006, 4:42 PM
Your son would probably be interested in taking the %26quot;Thrid Reich%26quot; walking tour if it still exits. We took the tour in 2004. The tour starts in Marienplatz under the Glockenspeil. Begins at 10:00 and ends around 12 or 12:30. Just show up and the tour guide will have a sign to let you know of the tour. The tour takes you to visit some of the Nazi buildings (some of which are stilled scarred from the war). It also traces the steps of Hitler%26#39;s failed %26quot;beer hall putsch%26quot; in 1923 ending on the streets of Munich with the death of 16 Nazi%26#39;s and 3 or 4 policemen and the subsequent arrest and imprisonment of Hitler. I believe there are other walking tours that are similar.
Also, you could travel to Berchtesgaden and take a tour with David Harper to Hitler%26#39;s Mountain retreat at Obersalzburg which includes a tour of the %26quot;Eagle%26#39;s Nest%26quot; high on the Kehlstein mountain. The web site is: www.eagles-nest-tours.com/en/page3.php. An excellent tour.
These are just two recommentdations.I am sure there are many more and maybe more knowledgeable people than I of the area can assist you. Have fun.
Treplow
Colorado...
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Re: WWII sites near Munich?
Jul 15, 2006, 5:47 PM
Check around, in some of the book stores you probably will still find some postcards or picture books taken in Munich right after WWII.
I still recall a university Christmas party in 1948 in the basement of the Regina Palast Hotel, the only remnants of this top hotel. It was a dismal affair. Today, you can see the same building completely rebuilt . It is the only large building on the north side of the park.between the Lenbachplatz and the Platz der Opfer des Nationalsoziallsmus. It now houses an insurance company. Similarly, with the WWII pictures and a good city map, you can make many of such comparisons, such as of the opera house, the university, etc..
The old Armee Museum to the east of the Odeons square (which is in front of the Feldherrnhalle, at the beginning of the Ludwigstrasse) was left standing as a ruin.as a reminder of the horrors of war.
The tour of the old SS bunkers etc. at the Obersalzberg, mentioned by %26quot;fanotravel%26quot;, is also very interesting, as is is the trip to the top of the Kehlstein (aka Eagle%26#39;s nest). You don%26#39;t need to join a tour for that one.
kwenga
Prittlbach...
573 forum posts
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Re: WWII sites near Munich?
Jul 18, 2006, 2:55 AM
The city of Munich has recently released a guide with a map and an audioguide containing sites in Munich related to the Nazi regime. (Sorry, only in german, but the maps might be useful)
The printed guide is here
http://www.muenchen.de/vip8/prod2/mde/_de/
rubriken/Rathaus/55_kult/15_museen/
nsdokumentationszentrum/
25_themengeschichtspfad/ThemenGeschichtsPfad.pdf
a map with overview here
www.muenchen.de/vip8/prod2/mde/_de/rubriken/
Rathaus/55_kult/15_museen/nsdokumentationszentrum/
25_themengeschichtspfad/Uebersichtsplan.pdf
the audioguide here
http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/kult/museen/
nsdokumentationszentrum/themengeschichtspfad/
audio/166561/index.html
To Dachau it%26#39;s just a short trip by train from Munich (25 min from Hauptbahnhof plus a 10 min bus ride or a 20-30 min walk), they have guided tours in english and english audioguides. Lots of people from all over the world are visiting Dachau (to be precise, they visit the concentration camp memorial site, not Dachau town), so for people interested in this part of history def. worth a trip, but VERY depressing.
ChrisH3040
Yorba Linda...
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Re: WWII sites near Munich?
Jul 20, 2006, 12:57 AM
Thank you all so much for your most helpful information. I have made print outs and am taking them with me tomorrow. I REALLY appreciate your input!
Sincerely,
Chris
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