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Featured ExperiencesHitler’s Bunker: Visit the Site of the FührerbunkerWhere Hitler’s Führerbunker was in Berlin, what is left of it today and how to visit the site: map, nearest stations, the board and tours.4,520 reads since June 20261,086 in the last 30 days176 articles · most read first
Essays358 reads / 30 daysWe look at the strangest Berlin Wall escapes – of the more than 5,000 people who would flee to West Berlin over the 28 years the Wall stood.Eight Strangest Berlin Wall Escapes7 min read
Mythbusting Berlin349 reads / 30 daysOne member of the dynasty died in a Nazi camp: Elisabeth de Rothschild, held at Ravensbrück as a French political prisoner, not as a Jew, died in 1945.Did Any Of The Rothschild Dynasty Die In The Holocaust?32 min read
Mythbusting Berlin327 reads / 30 daysNo. Karl Diebitsch and Walter Heck designed the black SS uniform. Hugo Boss, a Nazi Party member, made uniforms to order, in wartime with forced labour.Did Hugo Boss Design The Nazi Uniforms?10 min read
Berlin In Objects268 reads / 30 daysThe Nazi Party's control of Berlin shaped this city unlike ever before - uncover the traces of this dark past still hiding in plain sight.Remnants Of Nazi Berlin13 min read
Mythbusting Berlin199 reads / 30 daysIn belief, yes. Ford never joined the Nazi Party, but he shared and actively promoted the core tenets of Nazi ideology, above all its antisemitism.Was Henry Ford A Nazi?17 min read
Mythbusting Berlin188 reads / 30 daysNo. Fanta is a product of the Nazi era, not a Nazi invention: Coca-Cola's German subsidiary created it in 1940, not the Nazi Party.Was Fanta Invented By The Nazis?7 min read
Mythbusting Berlin184 reads / 30 daysNo. Hitler took his own life in the Führerbunker on 30 April 1945, and modern forensic study of his teeth has confirmed it.Did Hitler Escape To Argentina In 1945?39 min read
Mythbusting Berlin154 reads / 30 daysNo statue of Hitler survives: he banned his own monuments in 1933. But the regime's eagles, bells and stadium figures can still be found across Berlin.Are There Any Nazi Statues Left In Berlin?14 min read
Featured Experiences149 reads / 30 daysHow to visit Sachsenhausen, the concentration camp memorial in Oranienburg near Berlin: free entry, opening hours, trains from Berlin and what to see.Sachsenhausen: Visit the Concentration Camp Memorial Near Berlin6 min read
Featured Experiences134 reads / 30 daysAnhalter Bahnhof in Berlin: how to visit the ruined portico in Kreuzberg (free, always open), what is left of the station, its history and what's nearby.Anhalter Bahnhof: Visit the Ruins of Berlin’s Grandest Station7 min read
Featured Experiences128 reads / 30 daysVisit the Ravensbrück concentration camp memorial from Berlin: free entry, opening hours, the RE5 train to Fürstenberg, what to see and the camp’s history.Ravensbrück Concentration Camp: Visit the Ravensbrück Memorial7 min read
Mythbusting Berlin125 reads / 30 daysJourney beyond the monolithic view of totalitarian dictatorships to understand the ideological differences between Fascism and Nazism.What Is The Difference Between Fascism & Nazism?12 min read
Mythbusting Berlin118 reads / 30 daysThe Nazi salute - a raised right arm symbol of totalitarian control - remains an enduring emblem of atrocity and enforced submission.What Are The Origins Of The Nazi Salute?23 min read
Mythbusting Berlin112 reads / 30 daysInvestigate the truth of the Swastika and the Square - the evidence regarding Adolf Hitler, secret societies, and the ‘Masonic Conspiracy’.Was Adolf Hitler A Freemason?9 min read
Mythbusting Berlin111 reads / 30 daysNo single fixed meaning. Black, red and gold began as the colours of the Lützow Free Corps in 1813 and came to stand for a united, free Germany.What Do The Colours Of The German Flag Symbolise?15 min read
Mythbusting Berlin105 reads / 30 daysThe Fall of the Berlin Wall came on November 9th 1989 after more than 28 years of this infamous concrete barrier dividing the German capital.Was The Fall Of The Berlin Wall An Accident?31 min read
Battle of Berlin102 reads / 30 daysOur in-depth day-by-day coverage of the largest confrontation of the Second World War to be fought in Germany - the Battle of Berlin in 1945.The Battle of Berlin 1945: A Day-By-Day Account9 min read
Mythbusting Berlin102 reads / 30 daysThe question of Hitler's sexuality titilates to this day. We analyse the Röhm Putsch, OSS reports, and Berlin's vanished queer culture.Was Adolf Hitler Gay?14 min read
Mythbusting Berlin101 reads / 30 daysFrom imperial splendour to post-war lawsuits: we dispel the myths of the German royal family and its supposed disappearance.What Happened To The German Royal Family?22 min read
Mythbusting Berlin96 reads / 30 daysRussia has never allowed independent DNA testing of the jaw and skull fragment in Moscow. But a 2025 test tied Hitler to blood on his bunker sofa.Have Adolf Hitler’s Remains Been DNA Tested?14 min read
Mythbusting Berlin92 reads / 30 daysNo. There is no credible evidence of Jewish ancestry. Hans Frank's story of a Jewish grandfather in Graz fails: in 1837, Jews could not live there.Was Adolf Hitler Jewish?13 min read
Essays89 reads / 30 daysA serial killer and rapist, Paul Ogorzow earned himself the nickname 'the S-Bahn Murderer' by stalking his victims on Berlin's rail network.The S-Bahn Murderer: A Serial Killer In Nazi Berlin32 min read
Featured Experiences85 reads / 30 daysWalk Berlin's former Jewish Quarter in Mitte: the New Synagogue, the old Jewish cemetery, Otto Weidt's workshop and Hackesche Höfe. Map, hours, tips.Berlin’s Jewish Quarter: Walk the Former Spandauer Vorstadt7 min read
Featured Experiences83 reads / 30 daysFrederick the Great’s grave on the terrace at Sanssouci, Potsdam: free park, opening hours, getting there from Berlin, the potatoes and the tomb’s story.Frederick the Great’s Grave: Visit His Tomb at Sanssouci8 min readMythbusting BerlinSetting the city’s most-repeated myths straight.All 50 →Featured ExperiencesIndividual sites and stops across Berlin that anchor our private tours.
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All 50 →Featured ExperiencesIndividual sites and stops across Berlin that anchor our private tours.All 56 →Battle of BerlinThe final days of Hitler’s city, April–May 1945.All 20 →Potsdam ConferenceTruman, Churchill, Stalin — and the shape of postwar Europe.All 19 →Go deeper
