August 10, 2022

Berlin Episode 06 Finding World War 2 in Berlin today

28 minutes

On this episode, we take a tour of places in Berlin connected to World War 2; the square where the Nazis burned books, the stadium where they held their showpiece Olympics in 1936, the sites of their HQ and of Hitler's bunker and the museums which tell tell the story of war, devastation and resistance. A little history and a lot of tips on what to look out for on a visit.

Reading

Berlin 1936 by Oliver Hilmes

Useful links

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/deutsches-historisches-museum

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/book-burning-memorial-bebelplatz

https://olympiastadion.berlin/en/guided-tours/

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/topography-terror

https://www.life.com/history/after-the-fall-photos-of-hitlers-bunker-and-the-ruins-of-berlin/

https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/home/

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres

https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html

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