History Trips To Munich

Dachau was one of the first of Hitler's death camps, situated 15km to the north west of Munich near Dachau. In 1965 a memorial to the victims was created, giving visitors a chance to learn of the atrocities prisoners where forced to suffer. A guide will take you round the cells, barracks and gas chamber and explain the meaning behind the pictures and exhibits in the museum with thought provoking accounts of prisoners’ own experiences from the setting up of the camp until their liberation by US-forces in 1945.

The Kehlsteinhaus (known in English as the Eagles Nest) was commissioned for Hitlers 50th birthday and took 13 months to build. It lies on the tip of a mountain (the Kehlstein), 1834m above sea level and is one of the most popular attractions in southern Germany. The house was built as a quiet retreat for Hitler, and it was conveniently situated not far from his usual Obersalzberg residence - the Berghof. However, Hitler only visited the site a few times, as he found it too insecure. The house was spared from bombing during World War 2 because it was small and difficult to pick out from the mountains around it. Many Nazi buildings were destroyed after the war (including the Berghof), but after extensive lobbying the Kehlsteinhaus was spared.

Take a guided walking tour along the Karolinenplatz, Brienner Street, Place of the victims of the National Socialist era with the Memorial at the Feldherrnhalle, through the Hofgarten to the House of Art. The tour ends at the university, where students can visit the "White Rose" exhibition about the resistance group of the same name.

In the summer of 1942 a group of students at the University of Munich formed a non–violent resistance movement along with their philosophy professor. The group coordinated efforts on campus for civil rights and opposition to Nazi policies. They opposed the Reich on political and moral grounds through discussion groups, distributing leaflets and encouraging students to think for themselves.

Take a quick look on Viscardigasse, better known as ‘Dodgers Alley’, the route anti-Nazi citizens would take to avoid giving the Hitler salute. The gold covered cobbles trail the route the dodgers would take in protest, sometimes at the risk of their own life.