If you are interested in history and planning a trip to Berlin, you might want to visit some of the concentration camps in the area. These sites serve as important reminders of the atrocities committed during World War II and the Holocaust. In this blog post, we will explore some of the concentration camps you can visit in Berlin, providing you with a glimpse into this dark period of history.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Sachsenhausen is one of the concentration camps that was inaugurated by the Nazis in 1936. Initially built for the detention and torture of political dissidents that annoyed the regime, it is situated near Berlin. In time, its aim encompassed many others like the Jews, homosexual and the Romani. Now one can visit the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum which allows to get an idea of the camp, conditions which people have been through being kept there.

Visitor Information:

Location: 22 Street of Nations, 16515 Oranienburg, Germany

Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM April – October, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM November – March

Ticket Price: There is no fee to visit the palace but there are fees charged for more enhanced guided tours.

Ravensbrück, a concentration camp

Ravensbrück was the women’s concentration camp situated some 45miles from Berlin to be precise. It detained any female prisoners; political opposition, fighters for freedom, Jewish women. The camp also located here provided hard manual work and the prisoners were used in heinous medical experiments. Now, people can come to the memorial and learn about the lives of the women who suffered so much.

Visitor Information:

Location: Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Memorial, street of Nations 10, 16798 Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany

Opening Hours: Sundays through Thursdays: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM during the period of April through October and 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM during the period of November through March, Fridays through Saturdays: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Ticket Price: Admission is completely free, although donations are welcome.

Take a look at the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Guided Tours.

For further historical and cultural information regarding these concentration camps you can take guided tour with an expert. Such tours tend to include more information as well as anecdotes or facts and actual areas that the normal visitor cannot access. Touring in a group by employing a tour guide can make the tour more effective as it will educate you more.

Benefits of Guided Tours:

Benefits

Explanation

Expert knowledge

Guest(s) offer additional information and can help explain things to you.

Comprehensive experience

Tourist services include guided tour in all the major areas of the camps that give broader insight on the history of the camps.

Personal stories

Some guides use first-person narratives to recount the stories of the people that are still alive, and that helps.

Access to restricted areas

Most guided tours come with some privileges that only tourists with personal guides are allowed to visit.

The best way of hiring a tour guide can actually be done both online through the relevant memorial sites or by getting one at the information center once one gets to the area.

Remembering the Past

It also makes me feel that I am paying my respects to those who were exterminated in concentration camps in Berlin. This is the chance to study history and make sure that similar things would never be repeated any more. Please, do not forget to do this with dignity and constantly try to recall the people who had to endure all this.

Remember you will be visiting concentration camp memorials and these places may require time to process so take as much time as you wish and get help if you feel overwhelmed.

Through visiting the mentioned historically important places you help to keep the memory alive and form better society with deep understanding of what happened.

Safe travels!