Hamburg Nazi History Guided Walking Tour

Hamburg's period under Nazi rule remains to this day one of the darkest periods of the city's history. Come discover the many events that would lead to the devastating bombing of 1943 and learn about how this topic is dealt with today.
This tour is ideal for those who want to know the ins and outs of Hamburg under the third reich. This dark but facinating period has shaped the city we see today and is a must see tour for those who wanting to know more about this topic.

This tour will cover the following topics:

From monarcy to dictatorship
The Arts under Hitler
1933 discriminatory laws
The Feldstraße tower bunker
Execution capital Hamburg
Architecture in Nazi Hamburg
Human Zoos
Concentration Camp Neuengamme
The Bombing of Hamburg
Deserters memorial
Nazi memorials to WW1
Hamburgs surrender
A culture of memory

Please note Neuengamme will be covered as a topic without visiting the camp itself due to time constraints. For customizations please contact us in advance.

Meeting Point

Denkmal für die Gefallenen beider Weltkriege

Schleusenbrücke 1, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

We meet guests in front of the WW1 memorial on the main Townhall square.

What's included:

• Guiding services
• Public transit tickets if required

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

Laeiszhalle

Johannes-Brahms-Platz, , Hamburg, 20355

At this location we will begin by looking at the interwar period by discovering the lesser known history of WW1, the hyperinflation of the 1920's, the rise of anisemitism and the treaty of Versaille.

20 minutes

Sievekingplatz

Sievekingpl., 20 Hamburg, Germany

Here we will dive into the downfall of Hamburgs judicial and political system in the 1930s while looking at the detrimental consequences this would have.

15 minutes

Feldstraße

Feldstraße, 20 Hamburg, Germany

This location is marked to this day by one of the largest bunkers build during the second world war currently being repurposed as a skyline garden.

15 minutes

Planten un Blomen

Sankt Petersburger Strasse 28, Marseiller Promenade, Hamburg, 20355

Now one of the most scenic locations in the city of Hamburg this idyllic location has a much forgotten and much darker past as a central location for executions during WW2, a propaganda project, a human zoo and a displaced persons camp.

30 minutes

Kriegerdenkmal am Dammtordamm

Dammtordamm 2, 20354, Hamburg, 20354

5 different war memorial from different periods shape not only the physical landscape of this location but also the contempary culture of remembrance in Modern Hamburg.

25 minutes

Turmbar

Rothenbaumchaussee 2, Hamburg, 20148

What appears to be a water tower is one of the over 2,000 bunkers built in Hamburg during the second world war.

5 minutes

Grindel

Grindel, 20146 Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, Germany

The Grindel district was once a district which hosted a vibrant jewish community. Here we look at how this area came to be, who lived there, what happened here during the war and what life looks like here today. Some topics of intrest include:
- The place of the deported jewish persons of Hamburg
- Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass) 1938
- Book burning 1933
- The Born Synagogue
- The Talmud Torah School

1 hour

Jungfernstieg

Hamburg, 20354

Here Hamburg tried to build a decoy city centre to avoid bombings in the second world war.

10 minutes

Rathausmarkt

Rathausmarkt, , Hamburg, 20095

The Townhall was and remains the symbolic and literal seat of power in Hamburg. At this location we will learn how this location was used by the Nazi party during WW2.
The square is dotted with several memorials to:
- Political opposition the Nazi party
- The book burnings of 1933
- WW1 Prpaganda in Nazi Germany

40 minutes

Afrikahaus

Große Reichenstraße 27, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

A leftover from the German colonial period. This period of history although often forgotten is essential to understand racial segregation and genocide in WW2 Germany.

15 minutes

St. Nikolai Memorial

Willy-Brandt-Straße 60, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

This church serves a memorial to the victims of war and the rule of terror. The site itself is the remains of the former church bombed along with the rest of city in 1943. The church displays several memorials to the bombing of Hamburg, the victims of the concentration camp Neuengamme and the reconcilliation between post-war Germany and the Uk.
At this location there is also a museum and atower with a elevator for a spectaular view of the city.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included