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What are some good places to visit for World War 2 history? |
Travel Info I want to travel Europe some day and want to know what are some good World War 2 sites to visit. Places other than Normandy/Omaha Beach. Travel Tips In addition to Normandy battlefields, there is: 鈥amm (Luxembourg) Visit the American Military Cemetery, where General Patton is buried. 鈥astogne (Belgium) This is the center of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle of World War II. It was also the largest battle ever fought by the American Army. 1.Visit the site, near Malmedy, where Nazi troops massacred 85 American prisoners. 2.Visit the Battle of the Bulge Museum at Diekirch. 鈥眉rtgen Forest (Germany) The battle of the H眉rtgen Forest, lasting from September, 1944, to February, 1945, was one of the worst battles ever experienced by the American Army. Walk in the forest near Kommerscheidt, reflecting back on that horrible time in the autumn of 1944 when thousands of American soldiers became casualties among the firs of the black H眉rtgen Forest. 鈥emagen (Germany) The capture of the bridge at Remagen enabled thousands of American troops to cross the Rhine 鈥渨ith dry feet.鈥? 1.Visit the site of Ludendorff Bridge and see the imposing towers that still stand today. 2.Visit the small museum inside the towers on the West Bank. These were the major WWII "battlefields". Other places of interest include: 鈥olocaust Memorials: Of the countless concentration camps, Dachau , just outside of Munich, is most visited. Auschwitz-Birkenau (near Krak贸w), Mauthausen (between Vienna and Salzburg), and Terez铆n (near Prague) are more powerful and less touristed. In Amsterdam, Anne Frank's House museum tells the story of a young girl who lived through it and died from it. 鈥azi-related Sites and Museums (Germany) : -Munich 1.The Munich City Museum traces the origin and development of Nazism. 2.To uncover Nazi sites in Munich, take the "Hitler and the Third Reich" walking tour by Radius Tours (www.radiusmunich.com). -Berlin 1.Most original Nazi sites are hidden. To help uncover them, take the "Infamous Third Reich Sites" walking tour by Berlin Walks (www.berlinwalks.com). 2.The Topography of Terror exhibit illustrates SS tactics. 3.K盲the Kollwitz Museum is filled with art inspired by the horrors of Berlin's Nazi experience. 4.In nearby Wannsee (near Potsdam), you can tour the house where Hitler's cronies came up with the "Final Solution" of the Holocaust. 5.In front of the glass-domed Reichstag is a row of slate slabs embedded in the ground, memorializing the 96 politicians who were persecuted and murdered because their politics didn't agree with Chancellor Hitler's. 6.Pl枚tzensee Prison, where Nazi enemies were imprisoned and executed (www.gedenkstaette-ploetzensee... -N眉rnberg 1.The Rally Grounds, where the the ghosts of Hitler's showy propaganda rallies still rustle. 2. Nazi Documentation Center, with a "Fascination and Terror" exhibit that examines the causes and consequences of the Nazi phenomenon (www.museen.nuernberg.de). -Berchtesgaden 1.The town of Berchtesgaden, near the Austrian border, is any German's choice for a great mountain hideaway 鈥?including Hitler's. Hitler's famous Eagle's Nest, designed as a retreat for diplomatic meetings, towers high above Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden. 2.For more substance visit the nearby Nazi Documentation Center, including a visit to the bunkers that burrow into the mountainside. -Trier Westwall Museum, with tourable bunkers that made up part of the Nazis' supposedly impenetrable western fortification. 鈥ther Interesting Sites and Museums: 1.Torgau (Germany) Visit the meeting site and small museum commemorating the Russian - American link-up of armies. 2.Imperial War Museum (London, England) This museum features military vehicles, weapons, war memorabilia of 20th century and later conflicts. 3.Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms (London, England) Located in the bunker which was operational nerve centre of the British government during World War 2. 4.Dover Castle (Kent, England) This castle was used as a base to monitor the Normandy invasion. 5.D-Day Museum (Portsmouth, England) This museum tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings. The museum houses the Overlord embroidery and the display involves a film show including original footage and archive film. This is all I could come up with, after studying websites and comparing tours. These are the main attractions. I'm sure there are more. Enjoy your planning. Goodluck. Source(s): http://www.aetntravel.com/tours/tours_de... http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinati... Other Travel Tips There's not a lot of the actual structures left. I'd say Germany has the majority of it, but it's not much, mostly concentration camps with more of those in Poland than in Germany. The Allied forces spent a lot of time detonating everything they could find. They forgot about Eagle's Lair -- Hitler's "Camp David", which is in Austria overlooking the Alps. Same thing in the Pacific. Hardly any structures left. |
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